MercoPress
Wednesday, August 11, 2010 - 00:00
Former Cuban President Fidel Castro dismissed the possibility of a Colombian attack on Venezuela, and said he felt positive about Colombia's future.
Tuesday, August 10, 2010 - 00:00
Colombian president Juan Manuel Santos informed his Brazilian peer Lula da Silva that Bogota and Venezuela would resume full diplomatic relations "in coming hours."
Tuesday, August 10, 2010 - 00:00
Cardinal Jaime Ortega, Roman Catholic archbishop of Havana, told The Washington Post that Cuban President Raul Castro wants "an opening" with the United States.
Friday, July 30, 2010 - 00:00
The UNASUR (Union of South American Nations) Foreign Affairs ministerial meeting concluded Thursday night in Quito without an agreement on how to solve the diplomatic rift between Venezuela and Colombia
Friday, July 30, 2010 - 00:00
Apparently the debate centred on a Brazilian initiative of five points which basically calls on both sides to leave aside differences and help fight the irregular forces.
Thursday, July 29, 2010 - 00:00
Colombian President-elect Juan Manuel Santos named former Senator Rodrigo Rivera as his defense minister in an apparent bid to maintain the outgoing government's pressure on guerrillas.
Thursday, July 29, 2010 - 00:00
The meeting in Quito to which both chancellors have confirmed their participation (Jaime Bermudez from Colombia and Nicolas Maduro, Venezuela) will also have full presence from the rest of the twelve-member group.
Tuesday, July 27, 2010 - 00:00
Late in the evening Kirchner met with Colombian president-elect Juan Manuel Santos; on Tuesday Venezuelan Foreign Affairs minister Nicolas Maduro is expected in Buenos Aires.
Tuesday, July 27, 2010 - 00:00
The Brazilian Indians who occupied the construction site of a hydroelectric dam and took more than 150 workers hostage in the far southern portion of the country's Amazon region on Monday have released the last five people they were holding.
Monday, July 26, 2010 - 00:00
Brazil's Executive foreign affairs advisor said that the breaking of relations between Venezuela and Colombia "weakens" South America.