Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos on Wednesday labeled recent US sanctions against Venezuela “counterproductive,” reinforcing an opinion that has previously been expressed by his administration.
Six Colombians, one of them reportedly a baby of less than two years old, have been killed in Venezuela over the past week, reported local media on Tuesday.
Colombia’s foreign minister on Wednesday openly rejected recent US sanctions against Venezuela, calling on Washington and Caracas to talk.
Colombia’s foreign minister, together with her counterparts from Brazil and Ecuador, on Tuesday asked Venezuela to permit the Red Cross to visit an imprisoned opposition leader.
Ombudsman officials from Colombia’s states bordering Venezuela have been put on permanent alert after the mass deportation of Colombian citizens from the neighboring country.
Colombia’s Interior minister on Monday stated that there is “no evidence” that the US government and paramilitaries from Colombia have incited violence in Venezuela.
Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro on Wednesday said that authorities are “on maximum alert” over alleged US-approved plans to send paramilitary deaths squads from Colombia to carry out violent attacks in…
Diplomatic relations between Colombia and Venezuela have cooled down to its lowest point since 2010 as the fallout from the arrest of the mayor of the Venezuelan capital continues to spread.
Venezuela has asked Colombian ex-president Ernesto Samper for help in securing improved diplomatic relations with the United States.