ELN says Colombia government put peace talks on halt
Colombia’s ELN rebels said Sunday that the government has failed to set a date for negotiations for the round in which the warring parties would agree to formal peace talks.
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Venezuelan troops cross into Colombia, exchange fire with police
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.
Maduro persists in blaming Colombia for crime in Venezuela
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.”
Santos congratulates Venezuela over peaceful elections
President Juan Manuel Santos congratulated Venezuela on Monday, a day after Colombia’s neighbor massively but peacefully elected the government into the opposition benches of the National Assembly.
Colombia police officials arrested over Venezuela border smuggling
Sixteen Colombian policemen were arrested Wednesday morning in a massive operation aimed at reducing the smuggling of contraband across the Venezuelan border.
Venezuela canceled all border meetings: Colombia’s Foreign minister
Venezuela has canceled all scheduled meetings with Colombia concerning an ongoing closure of the border, Colombia’s foreign minister said Wednesday.
Crime along Venezuela border dropped steeply after closing: Defense minister
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…
Colombia-Venezuela border will remain closed indefinitely: Maduro
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”…
Venezuela postpones meeting with Colombia defense minister again
For the second time, Venezuela postponed a meeting of its defense minister and his Colombian counterpart about an ongoing border crisis between the neighboring countries.