Tag: diplomatic relations

• Thursday, August 12th 2010 - 04:33 UTC

  Chavez admits Colombia can sign military agreements even with United States

  

  Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez said Colombia is “sovereign” and as such can sign a military agreement with the United States, an issue which at the time triggered a bilateral conflict and which he admitted having addressed with Colombian president Juan Manuel Santos during their meeting this week.

• Wednesday, August 11th 2010 - 05:45 UTC

  Santos/Chavez admits differences but restore diplomatic relations

  

  Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos and Venezuela's Hugo Chávez announced the resumption of diplomatic ties following talks to end the latest dispute between the two neighbouring but ideologically opposed countries.

• Tuesday, August 10th 2010 - 05:03 UTC

  Colombia/Venezuela to resume relations, Santos anticipates to Lula da Silva

  

  Colombian president Juan Manuel Santos informed his Brazilian peer Lula da Silva that Bogotá and Venezuela would resume full diplomatic relations “in coming hours”, according to a spokesperson from the Brazilian presidency.

• Sunday, August 8th 2010 - 07:29 UTC

  Chavez promises new start and willing to meet President Santos

  

  President Hugo Chávez offered to meet with Colombia's new President Juan Manuel Santos to restore diplomatic relations broken over allegations that Venezuela was tolerating the presence of guerrillas in its territory.

• Saturday, July 31st 2010 - 19:06 UTC

  Chile re-establishes relations with Honduras; recognized President Lobo

  

  Chile is re-establishing diplomatic relations with Honduras more than a year after a coup sent the Central American country into political crisis, Chile's foreign ministry announced Friday.