Colombia's President Ivan Duque claimed Thursday that the government of President Nicolas Maduro in neighboring Venezuela was working to acquire ...
Ivan Duque, the Colombian president, says Venezuela is trying to acquire medium- and long-range missiles from its ally Iran. BOGOTA: Colombia's President Ivan Duque claimed on Thursday that the government of President Nicolas Maduro in neighbouring Venezuela was working to acquire missiles from its ally Iran.
Colombia and Venezuela share a porous 2,200 kilometre border where cocaine-, arms- and fuel-trafficking gangs have traditionally operated. The neighbours broke off diplomatic relations in 2019. Colombia, the United States and more than 50 other countries have instead recognised opposition leader Juan Guaido as interim president, though Maduro continues to hold the reins of power.Maduro's beleaguered Socialist government turned to Iran earlier this year to help alleviate a desperate fuel shortage after the collapse of its oil industry in the midst of an economic crisis exacerbated by US sanctions.
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