Colombia Accuses Russia of Invading Its Airspace breitbart.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from breitbart.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
OREANDA-NEWS The Colombian Foreign Ministry handed the Russian Ambassador to Bogota a note of protest over the violation of the country s airspace by the Russian Il-96 aircraft. This was stated by the head of department Claudia Bloom.
Claudia Bloom notes that Nikolai Tavdumadze, who serves as the Russian ambassador to Colombia, was informed of the importance of an immediate response from the Russian government and the need to ensure that serious and systematic violations of Colombian airspace do not recur.
Earlier, the Ministry of Defense of Colombia reported that it was lifting fighters into the air to intercept the Russian plane. Il-96-400VPU en route from Moscow and had permission to fly through the waters of Colombia, but the actual coordinates of its entry into the airspace of this country differed from those declared.
UPDATE 1-Venezuela creates military unit on Colombia border amid fighting Reuters 1 day ago
(Updates with Colombian Foreign Ministry tweet)
CARACAS, April 5 (Reuters) - Venezuela has created a special military unit for an area on its border with Colombia that has been the center of clashes between troops and illegal armed groups since last month, the defense minister said on Monday.
Thousands of civilians have been displaced by combat with fighters that the government of President Nicolas Maduro calls terrorists.
General Vladimir Padrino said a temporary unit called an Integrated Operational Defense Zone, or ZODI, would operate in several municipalities of Apure state, where the clashes have taken place.
Venezuela ratified commitment to national peace plenglish.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from plenglish.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.