Friday, August 07, 2009

Uruguay: Uruguay opposes U.S. presence in Colombia

CCTV.com reports Uruguayan President Tabare Vazquez (photo) expressed his opposition on Thursday to a pending U.S.-Colombia deal on boosting U.S. military presence in Colombia.

Vazquez expressed his stand while meeting with his Colombian counterpart Alvaro Uribe, said a press release issued by Vazquez's office.

The Uruguayan president "reaffirmed" the long-term stand his country has held "against the existence of the establishment of foreign military bases not only in Paraguay but also in any part of Latin America," it said.

Vazquez also said that there must be the "full observance of the non-intervention principle on internal issues of countries."
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