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Weekly Report - 27 September 2018 (WR-18-38)

COLOMBIA-VENEZUELA: Combating record coca cultivation

The Venezuelan government’s claim that Chile, Colombia, and Mexico conspired in an assassination attempt on President Nicolás Maduro attracted all of the attention this week. But a less-reported statement released by Venezuela’s foreign ministry was arguably a more effective counter-offensive to the Colombian government’s moves to win international support for placing “a diplomatic noose” on the Maduro administration, not least because the evidence is incontrovertible. The Venezuelan foreign ministry expressed concern at the “alarming” increase in illegal coca cultivation in Colombia, calling for “sincere and effective” efforts to find a solution to “a serious regional and global threat”.

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