“Colombia reiterates that the transition to democracy must
be conducted by the Venezuelans themselves peacefully and within the framework
of the Constitution and international law, supported by political and
diplomatic means, without the use of force,” Colombian Foreign Minister Carlos
Holmes Trujillo said in a statement. He was responding to a March 28 letter
from the upper house of Russia’s parliament, forwarded to Colombia’s Congress
by Russian Ambassador Sergei Koshkin, that said the “illegitimate use of
military force against Venezuela by other states that support the opposition
will be interpreted ... as an act of aggression against a sovereign state.” More…
Wednesday, April 3, 2019
Colombia rejects Russia warning against Venezuelan military action
“Colombia reiterates that the transition to democracy must
be conducted by the Venezuelans themselves peacefully and within the framework
of the Constitution and international law, supported by political and
diplomatic means, without the use of force,” Colombian Foreign Minister Carlos
Holmes Trujillo said in a statement. He was responding to a March 28 letter
from the upper house of Russia’s parliament, forwarded to Colombia’s Congress
by Russian Ambassador Sergei Koshkin, that said the “illegitimate use of
military force against Venezuela by other states that support the opposition
will be interpreted ... as an act of aggression against a sovereign state.” More…
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