Security & Strategic Review November 2010 (ISSN 1741-4202)
How Chávez is playing his rapprochement with Santos
The thaw in Colombian-Venezuelan relations that began when presidents Juan Manuel Santos and Hugo Chávez restored ambassadorial relations last August has been proceeding apace. Venezuela is handing over Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (Farc) guerrillas, paying accumulated debts, agreeing to joint anti-drugs and anti-kidnap efforts. Colombia is reciprocating by clamping down of gold smuggling from Venezuela and agreeing to extradite a suspected Venezuelan drug kingpin — a man Chávez is keen to get hold of for political reasons involving the US.
Subcategories
There are no items in this category.