COLOMBIA-VENEZUELA: Severed Ties, Fresh Ground for New Problems
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The break in diplomatic relations between neighbours Colombia and Venezuela, ordered Thursday by the latter’s President Hugo Chávez, bodes an escalation of tensions — the outcome of which largely will be decided by Colombia’s president-elect Juan Manuel Santos.
“This is a fateful day for the people of both countries, who are the losers in the severing of relations, and the first loser is Santos,” Carlos Romero, professor of international studies at the Central University of Venezuela, told IPS.
In his view, “the bilateral relationship will be marked by a heavy tension, and Santos will have to make an effort and perhaps sacrifice more to find a way to rebuild it. In the meantime the void will be filled with problems of border security, trade, and transit of peoples from one country to the other.”
Fellow international relations professor Adolfo Salgueiro believes the moves that led to the severing of ties were coordinated by Santos and out-going President Álvaro Uribe so that the new president can begin Aug. 7 to elaborate the terms necessary to repair relations.
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