Brazil’s leader is urging President Barack Obama to meet with South American nations and discuss the growing U.S. military presence in Colombia. President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva told Obama…
Argentina wants Colombia to guarantee that US troops deployed in the Andean country will only operate inside Colombian territory. According to Argentinean Defense Minister Nilda Garre, “has generated unrest” among…
The military agreement Colombia and the United States plan to sign in the near future allows the U.S. to use more than the seven already approved bases on Colombian territory.…
The United States will not approach to the borders with Venezuela and Ecuador while operating inside Colombia to battle the production and trafficking of illicit drugs, U.S. ambassador William Brownfield…
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will meet with Colombian Foreign Minister Jaime Bermudez on Tuesday to discuss the recently completed military cooperation deal. According to State Department spokesman Philip…
Colombia said Friday it had struck a deal with the United States allowing Washington to use its military bases in a move that has drawn angry fire from governments across…
U.S. military officials on Thursday defended a proposed agreement to use seven Colombia bases, saying the deal would not change U.S. missions in Colombia nor increase the allowed number of…
The United States’ military presence in Colombia will be “minimal,” Christopher McMullen, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Department of State, told an Ecuadorean newspaper. The high official told newspaper…
Colombian President Alvaro Uribe will attend a special UNASUR summit on the expansion of U.S. military activity in Colombia later this month, Argentinean government officials confirmed to local media. The…