Bogota: Colombia brought what it called threats of war from neighbouring Venezuela to the UN Security Council on Wednesday after Hugo Chavez, leader of the neighbouring country, told his Army to get ready to fight.For months Chavez has said that a military pact signed in October between Bogota and Washington could set the stage for a US invasion of Venezuela from Colombian territory.The United States...
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Bogota: Colombia will not be provoked into armed conflict with Venezuela despite its neighbour’s aggressive rhetoric and dynamiting of two border bridges, Colombia's Defence Minister said on Friday."We will not be provoked. The insults bounce off us," Gabriel Silva said a day after Venezuelan troops blew up two wooden plank pedestrian bridges connecting the countries.Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez this...
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Venezuelan soldiers prepare to blow up a footbridge that crosses the border between Colombia and Venezuela. Photo Courtesy: AFP.Colombia warned its forces were on "maximum alert" and were prepared to defend against any attack, amid rising tensions with neighboring Venezuela.Colombian Defense Minister Gabriel Silva issued the warning after a meeting of the country's national security council in Arauca,...
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Colombia strongly pitch for Comprehensive Convention on International TerrorismNew Delhi, Nov.11 : India and Colombia have strongly pitched for the UN-sponsored Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism becoming a vital law enforcement instrument, believing that international joint counter-terrorism efforts will benefit as a result.Emphasizing this through a joint statement issued on Tuesday...
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Colombia has said it will seek UN help after Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez instructed his military to ready "for war.""Faced with these threats of war by the government of Venezuela, the government of Colombia is weighing heading to the Organization of American States and UN Security Council," said a statement from President Alvaro Uribe, read out by his spokesman Cesar Velasquez."Colombia has...
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Colombia strongly pitch for Comprehensive Convention onInternational TerrorismIndia and Colombia have strongly pitched for the UN-sponsored Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism becoming a vital law enforcement instrument, believing that international joint counter-terrorism efforts will benefit as a result.Emphasizing this through a joint statement issued on Tuesday after Colombia Foreign...
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Bogota: Colombia has said it will seek UN help after Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez instructed his military to ready "for war.""Faced with these threats of war by the government of Venezuela, the government of Colombia is weighing heading to the Organization of American States and UN Security Council," said a statement from President Alvaro Uribe, read out by his spokesman Cesar Velasquez."Colombia...
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Featuring Salman Rushdie, Michael Arena, Ann Cooper, Keith Gessen, Tanya Lokshina, and Elena MilashinaThe brutal killing of these abductees unfortunately fits in with the pattern of abuses by armed groups in Colombia's conflict. Venezuela and Colombia need to work together to hold the culprits accountable and prevent more horrific atrocities like this.(Washington, DC) - The governments of Venezuela...
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visitBOGOTA, Colombia -- Colombia's top electoral body ruled late Thursday that millions of signatures endorsing a referendum on President Álvaro Uribe's second re-election bid are invalid, dealing a major setback to the president's contentious bid for a third term.Colombia's National Electoral Council said the organization of Uribe supporters that obtained the signatures had spent about six times...
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Quito and Bogota have named charges d'affaires to restore diplomatic ties severed last year following an attack on a Colombian rebel base in Ecuador.Colombia has named Ricardo Montenegro as its envoy to Ecuador, while Quito has named Andres Teran as charge d'affaires in Bogota.Colombian Foreign Minister Jaime Bermudez, currently on a state visit to Singapore, confirmed the appointment of Montenegro...
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