Asia-Pacific

Venezuela hopes peacefully end tensions with Colombia

(Agencies)
Updated: 2010-07-27 04:39

UNITED NATIONS - Venezuela on Monday voiced its hope that the new Colombian government will work with Caracas to find a peaceful solution to the tensions between the two Latin American neighbors.  

The statement came as Jorge Valero, the UN ambassador of Venezuela, was speaking to reporters here after Venezuela cut off diplomatic ties with neighboring Colombia on Thursday.

"We hope that the new government of Mr. (Juan Manuel) Santos change their world policy and join the Venezuelan government to find out a peaceful solution," he said.  

Santos was elected new president of Colombia on June 21.