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Colombia’s Petro orders opening of embassy in West Bank’s Ramallah
7 months ago

Colombia’s Petro orders opening of embassy in West Bank’s Ramallah

Al Jazeera  

Petro had recalled the Colombian ambassador from Tel Aviv, where the embassy was closed on May 3. “President Petro has given the order that we open the Colombian embassy in Ramallah, the representation of Colombia in Ramallah, that is the next step we are going to take,” Murillo said on Wednesday. Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz accused Petro of being …

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Colombia breaks diplomatic ties with Israel but its military relies on key Israeli-built equipment
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Colombia breaks diplomatic ties with Israel but its military relies on key Israeli-built equipment

The Hindu  

Colombia has become the latest Latin American country to announce it will break diplomatic relations with Israel over its military campaign in Gaza, but the repercussions for the South American nation could be broader than for other countries due to longstanding bilateral agreements over security matters. Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Wednesday described Israel's actions in Gaza as “genocide” and …

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Colombia breaks diplomatic ties with Israel but its military relies on key Israeli-built equipment
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Colombia breaks diplomatic ties with Israel but its military relies on key Israeli-built equipment

Associated Press  

BOGOTA, Colombia — Colombia has become the latest Latin American country to announce that it will break diplomatic relations with Israel over its military campaign in Gaza, but the repercussions for the South American nation could be broader than for other countries because of longstanding bilateral agreements over security matters. Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Wednesday described Israel’s actions in …

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Colombia to cut diplomatic ties with Israel over Gaza war, Petro says
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Colombia to cut diplomatic ties with Israel over Gaza war, Petro says

Al Jazeera  

Colombian President Gustavo Petro, a staunch critic of Israel’s war in Gaza, says the Israeli government is ‘genocidal’. Colombian President Gustavo Petro has announced plans to cut diplomatic ties with Israel over its war in the Gaza Strip, which human rights advocates and other experts have warned could amount to genocide. And in February, Colombia suspended Israeli weapons purchases after …

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Colombia threatens to break ties with Israel if it doesn't comply with a UN cease-fire resolution
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Colombia threatens to break ties with Israel if it doesn't comply with a UN cease-fire resolution

Deccan Chronicle  

Bogota, Mar 26 Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Tuesday threatened to break off diplomatic ties with Israel if the country doesn't comply with a UN Security Council resolution that calls for an immediate cease-fire in the Gaza Strip. On Monday, he published another message in which he celebrated the resolution's approval and urged other nations to suspend ties with Israel …

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Colombia threatens to break ties with Israel if it doesn’t comply with a UN cease-fire resolution
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Colombia threatens to break ties with Israel if it doesn’t comply with a UN cease-fire resolution

Associated Press  

BOGOTA, Colombia — Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Tuesday threatened to break off diplomatic ties with Israel if the country doesn’t comply with a U.N. Security Council resolution that calls for an immediate cease-fire in the Gaza Strip. Israel’s Foreign Ministry replied to Petro’s threat on Tuesday with a tweet, which said that the Middle Eastern nation will “continue to …

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Colombia threatens to break ties with Israel if it doesn't comply with a UN cease-fire resolution
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Colombia threatens to break ties with Israel if it doesn't comply with a UN cease-fire resolution

The Independent  

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Why Latin America’s ‘pink tide’ is taking a stand against Israel
1 year, 1 month ago

Why Latin America’s ‘pink tide’ is taking a stand against Israel

Al Jazeera  

Leftist leaders like Colombia’s Gustavo Petro and Chile’s Gabriel Boric have condemned Israeli violence in Gaza. The Latin American leaders’ sharp rhetoric, he added, stood in stark contrast with statements from other Western leaders, like United States President Joe Biden, who have been more circumspect in their criticism of Israel. In response to Latin America’s diplomatic backlash, the Israeli Ministry …

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Colombian president’s statements on Gaza jeopardize close military ties with Israel
1 year, 2 months ago

Colombian president’s statements on Gaza jeopardize close military ties with Israel

Associated Press  

BOGOTA, Colombia — Escalating tensions between Colombia and Israel over the Gaza war could undo decades of close military ties between them and hamper Colombia’s ability to fight drug traffickers and rebels, security analysts say. Analysts in Bogota say that the suspension could jeopardize several contracts, including a $5 million deal between Colombia’s Defense Ministry and Israeli company IAI to …

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Colombian president's statements on Gaza jeopardize close military ties with Israel
1 year, 2 months ago

Colombian president's statements on Gaza jeopardize close military ties with Israel

The Independent  

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Venezuela sees some perks of renewed ties with Colombia after years of disputes
1 year, 8 months ago

Venezuela sees some perks of renewed ties with Colombia after years of disputes

NPR  

Venezuela sees some perks of renewed ties with Colombia after years of disputes Enlarge this image toggle caption John Otis for NPR John Otis for NPR SAN ANTONIO DEL TÁCHIRA, Venezuela — At a warehouse in this Venezuelan border town, customs officials inspect tractor trailers loaded with imports from neighboring Colombia. "Now, Venezuela doesn't even rank among Colombia's top-20 trade …

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Venezuela Welcomes 1st Colombian Flight Post Restoration of Diplomatic Ties
2 years, 1 month ago

Venezuela Welcomes 1st Colombian Flight Post Restoration of Diplomatic Ties

News 18  

Venezuela welcomed on Wednesday the first Colombian flight from Satena Airline, after the re-establishment of diplomatic and commercial relations between the two nations in August. Venezuelan Transport Minister Ramon Velasquez met the flight at the Simon Bolivar International Airport, where he noted that a flight from the Venezuelan airline Turpial landed in Colombia on Monday, Xinhua news agency reported. Accompanied …

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Colombia, Venezuela presidents meet as ties keep improving
2 years, 1 month ago

Colombia, Venezuela presidents meet as ties keep improving

Al Jazeera  

Nicolas Maduro and Gustavo Petro holding talks in Caracas as neighbouring countries repair relationship severed in 2019. The talks in the Venezuelan capital, Caracas, on Tuesday between Colombia’s new left-wing President Gustavo Petro and Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro come just weeks after the two nations reopened key, shared border crossings. “For six years, there has been a political vacuum between two …

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Colombia’s next defence minister faces ‘a hell of a fight’
2 years, 4 months ago

Colombia’s next defence minister faces ‘a hell of a fight’

Al Jazeera  

Bogota, Colombia – Ivan Velasquez first made a name for himself as a prosecutor in Medellin in the 1990s, when he reportedly refused to accept a briefcase of money from Pablo Escobar to drop investigations into the drug lord’s life of luxury in prison. He will take office amid a host of security challenges: rising violence in rural areas with …

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Venezuela and Colombia agree to re-establish diplomatic ties
2 years, 4 months ago

Venezuela and Colombia agree to re-establish diplomatic ties

Al Jazeera  

Countries will name new ambassadors when Colombia’s President-elect Gustavo Petro takes office next month, officials say. Colombia and Venezuela will appoint new ambassadors in their respective capitals when Colombian President-elect Gustavo Petro takes office next month, authorities said, in an effort to rebuild diplomatic relations after years of tension. That fuelled tensions between the neighbours, with Colombia’s outgoing President Ivan …

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Colombia’s President-elect Petro calls for ELN talks, ceasefire
2 years, 5 months ago

Colombia’s President-elect Petro calls for ELN talks, ceasefire

Al Jazeera  

The left-wing leader says he has sent a message that it is a ‘time for peace’ to the country’s last major rebel group. Colombia’s President-elect Gustavo Petro has proposed a “bilateral ceasefire” with the National Liberation Army, the last major rebel group in the country, in hopes of restarting stalled peace negotiations. Petro, who is a former rebel with the …

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