Chavez closes Venezuelan Embassy in Colombia

Caracas, 2 March 2008. During televised show Aló Presidente, Venezuelan Head of State, Hugo Chávez Frías, ordered the immediate closure of the Embassy in Colombia. After informing on the incursion of the Colombian army forces into Ecuadorian territory to kill FARC leader Raul Reyes and the misinformation given by President Uribe, Chavez ordered the deployment of troops in the border with Colombia.  He also expressed unrestricted support to President of Ecuador, Rafael Correa, in his dealing with the Colombian violation of its territory.

During his weekly appearance in Aló Presidente, Chavez explained FARC leader Raul Reyes had been killed by a missile attack, while sleeping, in a camp at Ecuadorian territory: a coward murder. The Colombian missile attack was launched from different location within Ecuadorian territory, Chavez said. He then compared such violations of International Law as the ones fashioned by Israel in Lebanon and Palestine. He also said that Israeli and American mercenaries have been training Colombians for war. President Chavez then added that a Latin American Israel would not be allowed in the region.

Finally, Chavez cancelled any future participation of Venezuela in summits to be held in Colombia. UNASUR and OAS meetings had been schedule this year in Colombia.  

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Sources: Aló Presidente, Globovision, Unionradio, BBC, CSM, El Pais.es, El Mundo.es, PrInside, Telesur,

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