President-elect Juan Manuel Santos Tuesday held up Colombia’s relationship with Peru up as an example of ideal diplomatic relations between countries in the region. The incoming Colombian president visited the government…
During an official visit to Peru, Colombian President-elect Juan Manuel Santos appointed current Colombian Defense Minister Gabriel Silva as the new Colombian ambassador to the U.S., reports El Espectador. With Silva’s role as…
Admiral Edgar Augusto Cely Nuñez was named commander of the Colombian Armed Forces Monday, replacing the outgoing Freddy Padilla, who resigned in late May after five years at the helm.…
Colombian Defense Minister Gabriel Silva and Foreign Minister Jaime Bermudez met Monday with the Organization of American States (OAS) ambassador to Colombia, Luis Alfonso Hoyos, to discuss the evidence the Andean…
The Colombian government reveals evidence of the exact locations of top FARC and ELN guerrilla commanders hiding-out in camps based in neighboring country Venezuela, W Radio reports. In a press…
Colombian Defense Minister Gabriel Silva said the government has little confidence in FARC statements about further hostage releases, which he sees as giving false hope to the families of the victims, reports…
Colombia’s Ministry of Defense said Tuesday that the fight against emerging illegal armed groups is being severely hampered by the country’s overstretched and inadequate justice system, reports CM&. According to…
Colombia’s President-elect Juan Manuel Santos Tuesday met with Defense Minister Gabriel Silva and high-ranking members of the armed forces to discuss the incoming administration’s defense policy. Santos, a former defense…
The Colombian government on Sunday offered a $50,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the alleged guerrillas responsible for an attack on a police patrol that left seven…