Tag: Colombia

• Friday, July 23rd 2010 - 03:32 UTC

  Kirchner and Ecuador’s Correa to mediate in Venezuela/Colombia row

  

  Former Argentine president and current Secretary-General of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR), Néstor Kirchner, “will collaborate in the mediation led by Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa, in order to overcome the crisis between the Colombian and Venezuelan governments”.

• Thursday, July 22nd 2010 - 22:27 UTC

  Venezuela severs relations with Colombia following row over guerrilla havens

  

  Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez broke off his country's relations with neighbouring Colombia Thursday over allegations that Colombian rebels were operating in Venezuela.

• Thursday, July 22nd 2010 - 09:36 UTC

  Ecuador leader will be in Bogotá when Colombian president-elect takes office

  

  Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa announced Wednesday he would be attending Colombian president-elect Juan Manuel Santos taking-office ceremony next August 7, according to a report from the government news agency ‘Andes’.

• Monday, July 19th 2010 - 00:05 UTC

  Colombia to present evidence of FARC Venezuelan haven in OAS

  

  Colombia will take evidence it says proves the presence of FARC and ELN guerrillas in Venezuela to a meeting of the Organization of American States next Thursday confirmed ambassador to OAS Luis Alfonso Hoyos.

• Saturday, July 17th 2010 - 06:28 UTC

  Caracas rejects Colombian claims guerrilla leaders ‘are tolerated’ in Venezuela

  

  Venezuela has rejected Colombia's accusation that Caracas tolerates Colombian guerrillas on its territory. The charge was “a desperate attempt” to undermine relations between the two countries, particularly with the incoming administration of president-elect Juan Manuel Santos, the Venezuelan foreign ministry said.

• Thursday, July 15th 2010 - 06:46 UTC

  Betancourt withdraws demand for compensation from Colombian government

  

  French-Colombian ex-hostage and presidential hopeful Ingrid Betancourt withdraw this week a widely-criticized demand for compensation for nearly six years in captivity in Colombia.

• Tuesday, July 13th 2010 - 06:27 UTC

  Colombian sales to Venezuela plummet 70%, but record year for overall exports

  

  Colombian exports to Venezuela totalled 652 million US dollars between January and May 2010, showing a 71.4% fall compared with the first five months of 2009, reports Colombia's Department of Statistics (DANE).

• Saturday, July 10th 2010 - 07:35 UTC

  Rescued-hostage Ingrid Betancourt has sued Colombia for 6.8 million USD

  

  Colombian-French politician Ingrid Betancourt, who spent six years as a rebel hostage before being rescued, has sued the Colombian state over her kidnapping, sparking outrage from the government that freed her.

• Monday, May 24th 2010 - 03:09 UTC

  Colombian presidential candidates neck-to-neck ahead of May 30 election

  

  Colombia’s former Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santos and Green Party candidate Antanas Mockus appear to be neck and neck for the May 30 presidential vote, and Mockus would have an edge in a June run-off.

• Wednesday, May 19th 2010 - 01:02 UTC

  Terrorism turns some countries into ‘useful idiots’, claims Colombia’s Uribe

  

  Terrorism knows how to convert some countries into useful idiots said Colombian president during an interview with Spanish media in the framework of the EU-Latam-Caribbean leaders’ summit in Madrid.