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Colombia–Venezuela relations refers to the diplomatic relations between the South American neighboring countries of Colombia and Venezuela. The relationship has developed since the early 16th century, when Spanish colonizers created the Province of Santa Marta (now Colombia) [ 1 ] [ 2 ] and the Province of New Andalucia (now Venezuela). [ 3 ]
Instead, Chávez declared Venezuela to be neutral in the dispute, yet another action that irritated American officials and tensed up relations between the two nations. The border between Venezuela and Colombia was one of the most dangerous borders in Latin America at the time, because of Colombia's war spilling over to Venezuela. [40]
The meeting on immigration, drugs and Venezuela was emblematic of the ideological balancing act the United States tries to navigate in its dealings with Colombia.
The foreign relations of Venezuela had since the early twentieth century been particularly strong with the United States.However, since the election of Hugo Chávez as President of Venezuela in 1998, Venezuela's foreign policy differed substantially from that of previous Venezuelan governments.
Colombia’s new ambassador to Venezuela, Armando Benedetti — Petro’s former campaign manager — has held separate meetings with Maduro, Venezuelan defense minister Padrino Lopez and ruling ...
The former Bolivian president argued that Venezuela has become a playground for groups like Hamas, the Lebanon-based militia Hezbollah and the Colombia-based National Liberation Army or ELN as it ...
In 1969, Colombia formed what is now the Andean Community along with Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, and Peru (Venezuela joined in 1973, and Chile left in 1976).. In the 1980s, Colombia broadened its bilateral and multilateral relations, joining the Contadora Group, the Group of Eight (now the Rio Group), and the Non-Aligned Movement, which it chaired from 1994 until September 1998.
Clashes that began over the weekend between Venezuela’s military and a Colombian armed group in a community along the nations’ shared border have continued, prompting more Venezuelans to seek ...