Venezuela, Colombia,
Nicaragua Presidents to
Meet, Chavez Says
By Steven Bodzin
(Bloomberg) -- The
presidents of Venezuela,
Colombia and Nicaragua
plan to meet to discuss
regional peace, after
breaking off diplomatic
ties over Colombia's
pursuit of insurgents
into Ecuador, Hugo
Chavez said.
Chavez, of Venezuela,
and his counterparts
Alvaro Uribe of Colombia
and Daniel Ortega of
Nicaragua reached the
agreement in telephone
calls yesterday, Chavez
said today on his weekly
television show, ``Alo
Presidente.''
Colombia bombed a
guerrilla base in
Ecuador March 1, killing
the leader of a Colombia
guerilla group. Then
Venezuela and Nicaragua
withdrew their
ambassadors from
Colombia. The Latin
American nations
reestablished relations
after a summit March 7
in Santo Domingo,
Dominican Republic.
Chavez, a long-time
critic of U.S. foreign
policy, said the three
working together to
improve relations
disrupted a plan by the
U.S. to foment war and
destabilize the region.
Separately on the ``Alo
Presidente'' broadcast,
Chavez said active
members of the Colombian
military, including
generals, had conspired
with former members of
the Venezuelan military
to kill him.
``On one occasion, I
gave Uribe a document,
including a copy of a
recording of an active
Colombian military
person conspiring with a
Venezuelan ex-military
coup supporter planning
to kill me,'' Chavez
said on his program.
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