Tag: Hugo Chávez

• Monday, August 16th 2010 - 04:08 UTC

  One of Chavez ideologist mentors but disenchanted with the revolution, dies

  

  The retired general and ex-leader of the governing United Socialist Party of Venezuela, or PSUV, has died, state-run media reported. He was 75.

• Friday, August 13th 2010 - 07:03 UTC

  Unasur, Argentina, Venezuela condemn car-bomb “terrorist action” in Colombia

  

  The Union of South American Nations, Unasur, Argentina and Venezuela were among several to condemn the car bomb attack perpetrated Thursday morning in the Colombian capital, Bogotá that left at least nine people injured and which President Juan Manuel Santos described as a “terrorist action”.

• 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.

• Monday, August 9th 2010 - 07:18 UTC

  Chavez to meet with Colombia's new president tomorrow

  

  Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and his new Colombian counterpart, Juan Manuel Santos, will meet this week as the first step toward restoring diplomatic relations between the South American neighbours, officials said Sunday.

• 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.

• 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.

• Sunday, August 1st 2010 - 23:42 UTC

  Chavez tones down: ‘supreme objective’ is to stop Uribe’s ‘war-craze’

  

  Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez reaffirmed that his government's “supreme objective” is to “stop the war-craze” of out-going Colombian President Álvaro Uribe, and he assured the “dilemma” of the bilateral crisis is “between words and missiles.”

• Friday, July 30th 2010 - 03:18 UTC

  Uribe criticizes Lula da Silva for his approach to Colombia/Venezuela conflict

  

  Outgoing Colombian president Alvaro Uribe deplored Thursday statements from the Brazilian leader Lula da Silva related to Venezuela’s decision to severe relations with Bogotá, according to a brief release from Palacio Nariño, seat of the Executive.

• Wednesday, July 28th 2010 - 17:51 UTC

  Venezuela’s Chavez confirms participation of Mercosur summit in Argentina

  

  Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez office has confirmed he will be participating of the coming Mercosur presidential summit scheduled for next August 3 in San Juan, north of Argentina when the rotating chair of the block will be passing from Buenos Aires to Brasilia.