VENEZUELA has suspended talks with the opposition in Mexico City, accusing the United States of “kidnapping” its diplomat Alex Saab from the west African archipelago of Cape Verde.
Vice-President for Communication, Culture and Tourism Alfred Nazareth slammed Saturday’s extradition, claiming that it was against the law and could be classed as kidnapping.
“The government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela denounces the kidnapping of Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab by the government of the United States in complicity with Cape Verdean authorities,” he said.
Colombia’s success in controlling the drug trade should be recognised and its sovereignty respected, argues Dr GLORY SAAVEDRA
US baseless accusations of drug trafficking and the outrageous putting of a bounty on a president of a sovereign country do not bode well, reports PABLO MERIGUET



