Venezuelan Consulate closes due to threats against consul
The Venezuelan consul in the Colombian department of Arauca closed his office on Tuesday, fearing for his life due to threats made against him by an assailant. The consul, Carlos…
The Venezuelan consul in the Colombian department of Arauca closed his office on Tuesday, fearing for his life due to threats made against him by an assailant. The consul, Carlos…
Colombian Ombudsman Volmar Perez Ortiz denounced the murder of a Colombian citizen in the Venezuelan state of Delta Amacuro. 21 year old Luis Gerardo Portilla was killed by unknown assailants…
The U.S. sent a letter to all countries in South American guaranteeing that the U.S. military will not use Colombian bases to invade neighboring countries, El Espectador reported Monday. In…
24 Colombian mayors from regions that border Venezuela asked the National Government Monday for UN presence to mediate the crisis in the area. In addition to UN intervention the officials…
The Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez announced Sunday that members of Lat Am’s Bolivarian Alliance rejected U.S. military use of Colombia airbases. At a meeting Sunday for the Bolivarian Alliance (ALBA)…
Opposition Senator Piedad Cordoba said Thursday that President Alvaro Uribe is using investigations into the Continental Bolivarian Movement (CBM) as a “smoke screen” to distract from Colombia’s internal problems, El Espectador reports.…
Colombian President Alvaro Uribe Wednesday asked the Prosecutor General to investigate members of new leftist group the Continental Bolivarian Movement (CBM) because they support the FARC, El Espectador reported Thursday.…
Colombia’s Foreign Ministry on Wednesday asked the Venezuelan government to clarify if it “recognizes, approves or tolerates movements or parties that support terrorism and condone organized crime” amid ongoing tensions…
Colombia temporarily suspended hydroelectricity sales to Ecuador Wednesday in order to maintain sufficient water levels in its reservoirs over the dry season. The Minister for Energy and Mining Hernan Martinez…