Venezuela restores Colombia relations, ties fragile

[freedomnorth]

Source: Reuters

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela will immediately restore diplomacy with Colombia but ties are still fragile, the government said on Sunday, after this week's resolution of a regional dispute that had raised fears of war.

A Colombian raid on a Marxist guerrilla camp in Ecuador last week sparked the region's worst diplomatic crisis in years, with Venezuela and Ecuador sending troops to their borders with Colombia, their U.S.-backed neighbor.

Leftist Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez cut ties with Colombia but, following a handshake at a regional summit on Friday, promised to quickly withdraw the 10 army battalions he had sent to the border and normalize relations.

Colombia's March 1 raid on a Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, rebel camp killed over 20 fighters including the rebel's second in command, Raul Reyes.

Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSN0910458420080310

[DogPoundPup]

1. crisis averted -- without hysteria, without war, without US

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

2. Rightist tanathophiles disappointed. No war. -nt

[Judi Lynn]

4. Maybe they can calm themselves down reading some stories of the Colombian death squads

torturing and slaughtering entire villages with chainsaws, and with the blessings of the U.S. right-wing.

[cliss]

3. Thanks for the update,

Freedom north.

Good news - at least so far.
(I have this feeling Washington is fuming right now, the S. American countries got to hammer away at Urribe).

[Judi Lynn]

5. Argentina to handle Ecuador's diplomatic affairs with Colombia

Argentina to handle Ecuador's diplomatic affairs with Colombia

www.chinaview.cn 2008-03-11 10:27:06

BOGOTA, March 10 (Xinhua) -- The Ecuadoran government has entrusted Argentina with handling its diplomatic affairs with Colombia after the two countries severed ties following a border crisis last week, Colombian Foreign Minister Fernando Araujo said Monday.

"Ecuador's government has entrusted the Argentine government with representing it in Colombia," the minister said.

"We received a diplomatic note today and I got in touch with the Argentine ambassador straight away to express Colombia's wish to normalize diplomatic relations (with Ecuador)," he added.

Araujo said he is awaiting a response from the Ecuadoran government through Argentine diplomats regarding a revival of relations.

More:
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-03/11/content_7764198.htm