EL UNIVERSAL
CARACAS, Thursday April 07, 2005 | Update
Colombia voices uneasiness for Venezuela weapons purchase
Related Articles
Colombian Defense Minister Jorge Alberto Uribe acknowledged
openly for the first time the discomfort caused by Venezuela's
weapons purchase, but said that Bogotá would not start
an arms race to counteract Caracas' move.
"It isn't comfortable, I must confess, to see a military machine
being strengthened, but we deeply respect this decision. We
keep focused on our situation, Colombia is going to solve its
domestic problem," Uribe told Reuters on Wednesday.
Uribe warned that Colombia would not start a military buildup
in response to military equipment purchases by Venezuela.
On the Cover
IISS: The FARC financed Chávez before 1999
10:07 AM. DIPLOMACY. Admired by the Colombian guerrilla after his coup attempt in 1992, the then lieutenant colonel Hugo Chávez Frías received financial support by the Colombian Revolutionary Armed Forces (FARC) for his projects after his capture that year. This mostly explains the relationship and "debt" between the parties, as revealed by a paper of the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) of the United Kingdom.
- Read
EL UNIVERSAL
Cómo anunciar | Suscripciones | Contáctenos | Política de privacidad
Términos legales | Condiciones de uso | Mapa del Sitio | Ayuda
El Universal - Todos los derechos reservados 2009
