Colombian politician calls for urgent Presidential level meeting

www.vheadline.com Posted: Tuesday, March 11, 2003 By: Robert Rudnicki

Colombian foreign affairs committee vice president Jimmy Chamorro has called for an urgent meeting between Colombian President Alvaro Uribe and his Venezuelan counterpart President Hugo Chavez Frias following recent comments by Venezuelan Foreign (MRE) Minister Roy Chaderton Matos. 

The call comes after Chaderton's comments about Colombian Defense Minister Martha Lucia Ramirez at the weekend, during which he said "when she is in a good mood she sees Venezuela as a rival, but when she is in a bad mood she see Venezuela as an enemy."

Chaderton also refused to classify Colombian guerilla groups as terrorist as Colombia had called for, "because that would be interference in Colombia's domestic affairs.

Chamorro has called on the Colombian government to remain quiet on the comments until a presidential summit can be organized.