Brazil
Sees No Threat From U.S.
Military Bases in Colombia
Brasilia - U.S. military
bases in Colombia pose no threat to Brazil's
sovereignty, a senior Brazilian government
adviser said on Tuesday.
"I do not think that (the Brazilian
sovereignty) is threatened," Foreign Policy
Adviser to Brazilian President Marco Aurelio
Garcia said in response to media questions
after an hour-long meeting with U.S.
National Security Adviser, General James
Jones.
However, Garcia also told the press that the
objective of installing U.S. military bases
in Colombia was unclear and he worried that
some bases' locations were close to the
border, which might jeopardize Brazil's
interests.
Garcia added that the Brazilian government
considers the installation of American
military bases in the region "as a glimpse
of the Cold War."
The United States and Colombia are
negotiating to create seven military bases
on Colombian territory to combat narco-trafficking
and support humanitarian actions.
Colombian President Alvaro Uribe will visit
Brasilia on Thursday to meet his Brazilian
counterpart Lula da Silva and they are
likely to discuss the military base
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