Colombia hails solution to maritime dispute with Venezuela

Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos hailed Tuesday the fact that the dispute between his country and Venezuela over maritime borders has been settled by means of dialogue and not by violence. "The news we received last night from Venezuela says the misunderstanding is being settled with a decree they issued, which shows us that problems are solved through talks, through diplomacy, and not by confrontation, not with insults," Santos said in a statement at the Casa de Nariño presidential palace. More…