Venezuela
To Set Up Peace Bases On
Border With Colombia
Caracas - The Venezuelan
government on Monday began establishing 70
"peace bases" to counter the establishment
of the U.S. military bases in Colombia.
"Each Venezuelan has to be a soldier to
defend Venezuela," Francisco Arias Cardenas,
Venezuelan Vice Foreign Minister for Latin
America and the Caribbean, told a press
conference.
Arias also said Venezuela seeks to take
creative initiatives to promote peace and
prevent conflicts.
The bases, which will be completed in 15
days, are located in municipalities
bordering Colombia.
On Friday, Colombia finished negotiations of
a military cooperation agreement with the
United States to allow the U.S. troops to
use Colombian military bases for combating
terrorism and drug trafficking in the
region.
Chavez froze diplomatic ties with Colombia
on July 28 due to the military agreement,
canceled the sales of cheap fuel to Colombia
and suspended the commercial agreements
signed with Colombia worth about 7 billion
U.S. dollars.
Chavez has repeatedly said that the
Colombia-U.S. military agreement represents
a bigger threat for Latin America.
The Union of South American Nations will
meet on Aug. 28 to discuss the Colombia-U.S.
military agreement. |
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