Venezuelan, Colombian Leaders Hold Talks
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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, arriving Tuesday in this Spanish colonial city for talks with Colombia's leader, angrily denied that he has aided the rebel Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia.
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Colombian President Alvaro Uribe met  relatives of French-Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt on  Sunday at the start of a tour aimed at rekindling European  efforts to help release hostages held by Colombian rebels.
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By Hugh Bronstein and Pascal Fletcher BOGOTA/CARACAS  - A top Colombian guerrilla wasprotected by Venezuelan officials before his capture, an actionthat has triggered the worst dispute in years between theAndean countries, Colombia said on Sunday.
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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said on Wednesday Colombian rebels are ready to free two hostages, telling him the location they can be picked up from.
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Colombian Marxist guerrillas have said they will turn over three of their hostages to Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez after Bogota ended the leftist leader's efforts to secure a deal to free rebel captives.
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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez hardened his tone on Saturday in a diplomatic dispute with Colombia, which he accuses of plotting an invasion, and warned any attack would be met with force.
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CARACAS, Venezuela  - Venezuela's President Hugo  Chavez and Colombian leader Alvaro Uribe agreed on Tuesday to  boost security cooperation and restart stalled trade deals  after meeting to end a dispute over a captured Colombian  guerrilla leader.
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VILLAVICENCIO, Colombia  - Colombia accused Marxist rebel leaders on Monday of lying and dragging their feet to delay a Venezuela-brokered deal for the release of three hostages, including a child born in captivity.
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Colombia and Venezuela welcome Brazil's offer to mediate in a diplomatic row over a guerrilla arrest.
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The presidents of Venezuela and Colombia said Tuesday they have smoothed over a diplomatic dispute that erupted when a Colombian rebel was seized on the streets of Caracas, agreeing to reinstate trade agreements and improve security along their common border.
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Efforts at freeing hostages held by Colombian rebels were stalled over the weekend after a guerrilla leader said he would not attend talks in neighboring Venezuela aimed at clinching a prisoner exchange.
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Marxist rebels kept hold of three hostages in Colombia on Monday despite a deal to free them after years in secret camps, worrying Venezuela's leftist President Hugo Chavez who negotiated the handover with the guerrillas.
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Efforts at freeing hostages held by Colombian rebels stalled over the weekend after a guerrilla leader said he would not attend talks in neighboring Venezuela aimed at clinching a prisoner exchange.
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Efforts at freeing hostages held by Colombian rebels were stalled over the weekend when neighboring Venezuela scrapped plans for talks to be held in Caracas aimed at clinching prisoner exchange.
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Colombia agreed Wednesday to allow Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez to send his planes and helicopters into its territory to pick up three hostages who have been held for years by leftist rebels
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CARACAS, Venezuela  - Venezuelan President Hugo  Chavez said on Sunday Colombian authorities were lying about  their capture of a top Marxist rebel who he said had been  kidnapped in Caracas by Colombian police.
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Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva offered to intercede in a political rift between Colombia and Venezuela during a meeting Wednesday near the Amazon River with his Colombian counterpart.