Disagreements between Columbia and Venezuela

I’m not sure if this quite fits to our blog’s theme but I found this piece of news pretty interesting.
On Helsingin Sanoma’s webpages was told about the tightened relations between Columbia and Venezuela. There have been lots of disagreements between those two countries concerning the releasing of hostages kidnapped by Columbian commandos.
And now the situation has come to the point where Venezuela has threatened Columbia with a war. Venezuela’s president Hugo Chávez recommended in his own television-show that the army should get prepared for a war and the citizens to defend their country. According to Chavéz this is the best way to maintain peace between Venezuela and Columbia. Chávez has also commanded 15 000 soldiers to the border and he explains this by increased violence in Columbia.
USA and Columbia also made cooperation agreement that displeases Venezuela. This contract ensures that USA is able to use Columbia’s military bases in a fight against drug dealing. Venezuela is now afraid that USA could invade to the country.
Columbia’s president Alvaro Uribe says that Columbia isn’t willing to provoke but to ensure the successful preventing of the terrorism related to the drug dealing.
At least Venezuela has bought war equipments but although the possibility of a war has generally kept quite slight.
From now on it is interesting to follow what is happening between Columbia and Venezuela and – the most important – how they are going to inform about the evolving situation.


Writer: Suvi Joensivu