Former Colombian President Andres Pastrana denied on Wednesday that he had authorized Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez to meet with the FARC, as Chavez had previously claimed. Pastrana, president of Colombia…
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Monday admitted he met with slain FARC commander Raul Reyes, before the guerrilla group’s “foreign minister’s” death. The socialist leader had previously denied the meeting…
Spain confirmed Monday that Spanish Judge Eloy Velasco last week ordered international arrest warrants for the members of Colombia’s FARC and Basque separatist group ETA, accused of ties with Venezuela’s government.…
A U.S. congressman said that 19th-century independence hero Simon Bolivar “would be ashamed of what Chavez has done with Venezuela,” during a congressional discussion on Venezuela’s alleged ties with the FARC.…
The Dominican Republic’s ambassador to Bogota resigned amid controversy Monday night, after he was excluded from a meeting between his nation’s president and Colombian President Alvaro Uribe last Friday. Ambassador…
Venezuelan Congress’ Foreign Policy Commission Tuesday supported the foreign minister’s statement that the country will not repair ties with Colombia while President Alvaro Uribe is in power. Commission member Aurora…
A community in the north Venezuelan state of Aragua will dedicate a new public library to late FARC co-founder Manuel “Tirofijo” Marulanda Velez. “In the Los Bagres sector of Valles…
Colombian President Alvaro Uribe said Monday that Colombia must not be pressured by “foreign governments” over the choice of its next president in the upcoming May presidential elections. “Colombians can…
The Venezuelan government will not repair ties with Colombia while President Alvaro Uribe is in power, but hopes to normalize relations after the election of a new Colombian president, Venezuela’s…