Colombia's new leader offers talks to Venezuela/ Juan Manuel Santos está dispuestó a recuperar las relaciones diplomáticas con Venezuela

Colombia's new president has offered an olive branch to Venezuela, assuring the neighboring country that "war" was not part of his vocabulary and he was ready for talks to patch up their rift. His Venezuelan counterpart responded immediately by offering a face-to-face meeting. Juan Manuel Santos, 58, made the diplomatic overture to Caracas in his inaugural address Saturday, after being sworn in as Colombia's president."I prefer a frank and direct dialogue with Venezuela, hopefully as soon as possible," Santos said after thanking countries that had offered mediation in Bogota's row with Caracas (more...)/ Eliminar la pobreza de su país y recuperar las relaciones diplomáticas. Estos son los principales objetivos del nuevo presidente colombiano, Juan Manuel Santos, que juró su cargo este sábado. En su primera alocución como máximo mandatario, expresó su deseo de mantener un diálogo sincero y directo con sus vecinos (más...)