Chavez criticises Colombia over US military bases move
VENEZUELAN President Hugo Chavez and his allies sought to criticise Colombia yesterday over a plan to host US troops that has stoked diplomatic tensions and divided leaders at a regional summit in Ecuador.
Washington wants to relocate its hub for anti-narcotics operations in Latin America to Colombia after the president of Ecuador, Rafael Correa, refused to extend the US mission based there.
The US plan has fuelled tension between Colombia and Andean neighbours Venezuela and Ecuador and stirred concern from Chile and regional heavyweight Brazil. Colombian president Alvaro Uribe stayed away from the Quito summit after wrapping up a whirlwind South American tour to ease concerns over the bases plan.
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