Weekly Report - 24 February 2004

VENEZUELA-COLOMBIA: Out of the blue, an arms-race scare

Andean 24 February 2004 Modified: 24 February 2004 320 views

It is usually President Hugo Chávez who first denounces perceived external threats to Venezuela. Last week, though, it was one of his oldest enemies, retired General Fernando Ochoa Antich, who was warning against the `strategic imbalance' arising out of Colombia's most recent batch of defence purchases.

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