Union of South American Nations

Venezuela: No direct talks with Colombia on bases

Venezuela has no interest in talking directly to Colombia to end a monthslong crisis but would support an effort by other South American nations to broker a solution, a top government official said Sunday.

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Colombia: Tensions and ‘Winds of War' with Venezuela

Tensions have been escalating in the last few weeks between Colombia and Venezuela, two neighboring countries which already have strained relations. In the blog Atrabilioso [es] , Jaime Restrepo writes : Si hay algo repetitivo...

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Doubtful Diplomacy

FOREIGN RELATIONSInternational stances like UNASUR, OAS and the UN are unlikely scenarios for reconciliation between the Colombian and Venezuelan governments. The second question is how to avoid it, or at least, how to shut off...

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Brazil, Argentina reiterate concern with "extra-regional" military bases in South America

BRASILIA, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- The presidents of Brazil and Argentina, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, reaffirmed on Wednesday their concern with the presence of a "military base of extra-regional...

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A step backward for the hemisphere

A recently signed agreement allowing the use of seven military bases in Colombia by U.S. soldiers and intelligence officers will have negative consequences in the hemisphere that the U.S. will not be able to avoid. The...

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Brazilian congressmen propose I Meeting of Heads of Unasur Parliaments

Aiming at strengthening the integration and union in the region, the board of International Relations and Defense from the Brazilian Congress proposed to carry out the First Meeting of Heads of Parliaments from the Union of...

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Manufacturers unfazed by Latin arms row

Rio De Janeiro (UPI) Nov 11, 2009 - State and private manufacturers of weapons in Latin America are going ahead with military regeneration plans despite concerns over arms spending and a continent-wide campaign by Peru to halt...

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Document handed in by Colombia to the UN will not go beyond, Minister Maduro says

The Minister of People"s Power for Foreign Affairs Nicolas Maduro assured this Thursday that the document handed in by the Government of Colombia to the Security Council of the United Nations will not go beyond, because it has...

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Venezuelan people must be united and ready to defend themselves

United States has always tried to overthrow the Bolivarian Government and its new try consists on the settlement of military bases in Colombia,” denounced the Ambassador of Venezuela to Cuba Ronald Blanco La Cruz. (12/11/2009...

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S. American arms manufacturers unfazed by Latin arms row

RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- Visiting Peruvian Minister of Transport and Communications Enrique Cornejo Tuesday conveyed his country's proposal for a regional pact aimed at cutting armaments among the members of the Union...

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