Bogota Colombia
Once more the relations between Colombia and Venezuela are in a delicate situation. Truly delicate, should say. Schiff to learn more. Do do the background nearby the difficulties between Bogota and Caracas Governments lead us to the case of the Corvette Caldas, when he arrived to speak, even, of? sables noise? in a clear allusion to the incident could end in a war, which, fortunately, never happened. Later, already with Uribe and Chavez as protagonists, were presented the disadvantages arising from the capture of guerrilla Granda in Caracas, by a command that would later give it to Colombian authorities in Cucuta. On that occasion the hassle of the Venezuelan Government was evident and sayings was passed to the facts: for some time the step by the borders was restricted not only for people but for the goods which are sold daily to either side of the border.
The two cases were settled through international mediation and the implementation of the basic principles of the international diplomacy. Today, we are again facing a case considered by experts as more serious than previous ones. Does the Colombian Government decided to suspend abruptly the mediation of President Hugo Chavez and Senator Piedad Cordoba for the issue of the humanitarian exchange whereupon Miraflores Palace responded in the first instance with moderation, on the grounds that it was a? sovereign decision? of Colombia. However, with the passing of the days the dismay of Chavez became evident and was raising pitch until Sunday reached unexpected levels when, in a public ceremony held in Maracaibo, used strong terms to refer to his Colombian counterpart. Do in his speech expressed his decision of? put in the freezer? relations with Colombia, an expression that is not part of the diplomatic lexicon but which can be understood as a cooling in bilateral affairs.
