Tag: Alvaro Uribe

• Thursday, November 21st 2013 - 14:55 UTC

  Santos announces re-election bid, with the help from Farc and the peace process

  

  Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos announced he would seek a second term in office next May, a widely expected decision that could offer him another four years to pursue a peace process he initiated with Marxist FARC rebels.“I want a Colombia that is at peace and prosperous for all,” Santos said in an address to the nation.

• Tuesday, September 4th 2012 - 05:53 UTC

  Colombia’s FARC pledge to join peace talks “without hatred or arrogance”

  

  Colombia's FARC rebel leader said the group would join peace talks with the government “without hatred or arrogance” in its first response to President Juan Manuel Santos' announcement of imminent negotiations.

• Tuesday, August 28th 2012 - 05:17 UTC

  Colombian president confirms peace talks with FARC; first round Oslo in October

  

  Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has confirmed his government is holding exploratory talks with the country's largest rebel group, the FARC. In an address on state TV, Mr Santos said he was fulfilling his “duty to seek peace”. Media reports say a deal on further talks was reached in Cuba with the help of Venezuela and Norway.

• Wednesday, May 23rd 2012 - 03:59 UTC

  Buenos Aires police de-activate bomb attack on former Colombian president Uribe

  

  Former Colombian president Alvaro Uribe will carry on with his activities in Argentina as planned, despite the fact a bomb was found in a Buenos Aires theatre where he is expected to give a conference, according to sources close to the event organization

• Wednesday, November 2nd 2011 - 04:35 UTC

  Colombia dissolves domestic intelligence service embroiled in scandal

  

  Colombia's president dissolved the country's domestic intelligence service, an agency that had become embroiled in scandal during the term of his predecessor.

• Monday, December 20th 2010 - 05:09 UTC

  Uribe willing to accept US military forces fearing an attack from Venezuela

  

  Former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe considered allowing the U.S. military access to Colombian bases as a way to deter possible Venezuelan attacks, a leaked cable from then-Ambassador to Bogotá William Brownfield says.

• Tuesday, December 14th 2010 - 14:11 UTC

  Uribe confirms Wikileaks: he was prepared to cross into Venezuela territory

  

  Former Colombian president Alvaro Uribe (2002-2010) confirmed the contents of a confidential US State Department confidential cable exposed by Wikileaks, according to which he contemplated sending troops across into Venezuelan territory to capture and arrest FARC guerrilla leaders.

• Saturday, August 7th 2010 - 00:36 UTC

  FARC still has 7.000 “armed terrorists” reveals outgoing Colombian Army chief

  

  The Colombian Revolutionary Armed Forces, FARC guerrillas, currently have an estimated “7.000 armed terrorists” which compares favourably with the 20.000 eight years ago when President Alvaro Uribe took office for the first time, said the Colombian Army outgoing commander, General Oscar Gonzalez.

• Monday, August 2nd 2010 - 06:02 UTC

  Santos security for his swearing-in ceremony: 380.000 police and military

  

  An estimated 160.000 Colombian law enforcement agents will reinforce security for when president-elect Juan Manuel Santos takes office next August 7, said General Orlando Paez Baron, head of the Colombian Police’s Citizens Security´.

• Sunday, August 1st 2010 - 23:49 UTC

  Venezuela/Colombia conflict features high in Mercosur summit agenda

  

  The controversy between Venezuela and Colombia is to mark the rhythm of political conversations during the Mercosur Summit, to be held on August 2 and 3 in the Argentine city of San Juan city in San Juan province.