Colombia will not allow more temporary border openings to allow Venezuelans shop for goods that have become scarce in the neighboring country, the country’s foreign minister said Monday. Instead, the…
Venezuela’s Vice-President has accused Colombia of working with the United States in an alleged international effort to ignite a war against the country.
Colombia’s government has tightened border regulations for Venezuelans, allowing them to enter the country by land only if they have Colombian residency.
Six months after unilaterally closing the border with Colombia, Venezuela is considering to reverse the measure that severely strained relations between the neighbors.
Venezuelan navy troops crossed their country’s border with Colombia on Saturday night before exchanging gunfire with police, the Colombian foreign ministry said on Sunday.
Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro on Sunday said he will step up security operations on the border to curb “those horrible and terrifying crimes coming to us from Colombia.”
Sixteen Colombian policemen were arrested Wednesday morning in a massive operation aimed at reducing the smuggling of contraband across the Venezuelan border.
Two months after Venezuela unilaterally closed the border, deported more than 1,500 Colombians and deployed extra troops in the region, homicides on the Colombian side of the border dropped 10%, said Colombia’s…
In spite of major criticism from human rights organizations and damaged diplomatic relations with Colombia, Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro said Monday he will keep the countries’ border closed indefinitely, claiming that “terrorism”…