Carrots and more carrots
Foreign policy has been the weakest link of the 8-year Uribe administration, which has achieved little and lost a lot on several areas ranging from economics to human rights. Nonetheless,…
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Uribe criticises defense minister’s comments about Venezuela
Colombia’s President Alvaro Uribe on Monday asked his Defense Minister Gabriel Silva to refrain from making public statements about Venezuela without first consulting him. Uribe was responding to a statement…
Uribe and Chavez lock horns in Mexico
Months of simmering tension between Colombia and Venezuela exploded into a shouting match between Colombian President Alvaro Uribe and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez at the Rio Group Summit in Mexico…
Colombia and Venezuela begin electricity sale negotiations
A delegation from the Colombian energy industry traveled to Venezuela on Monday to begin negotiations over the sale of electricity to the socialist country, which is suffering from an energy…
Chavez: Colombian paramilitaries plot Venezuela coup
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez claims that political opponents within his nation are supporting Colombian paramilitaries in a plot to take down his socialist government. Chavez, on his television program, called…
Colombian chavista movement funded by Venezuela
Colombia’s National Electoral Commission said Friday that the Bolivarian Socialist Movement’s (MBS) application to register as an official political party was rejected because it had received financing from Venezuela. Juan…
Venezuela: Juanes is part of “oligarchical plot” to attack Chavez
Tensions between Colombian singer Juanes and the nation of Venezuela escalated after an official of the socialist country accused the musician of “following an oligarchical plot” to attack President Hugo…
FARC leader hiding in Venezuela: Colombia
Colombian authorities Friday said they believe that FARC leader “Grannobles” is hiding out in a Venezuelan border town. Venezuela denied the claims, calling it a new “provocation” on the part…
Venezuela is considering Colombia’s electricity offer
The Colombian government on Thursday made an official offer to sell electricity to Venezuela, following complaints from the socialist nation that Colombia’s previous offer via the press was politically motivated.…