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Colombia Claims Foreign Minister Didn't Back Plan For Maduro To Hand Over Power, Was Misrepresented

Colombian Foreign Minister Rosa Villavicencio (Credit: Getty Images)

The Colombian government rejected a recent report claiming that Foreign Minister Rosa Villavicencio said the administration would back a plan where Venezuelan authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro would hand over power to a transitional government.

"The information that has circulated in the past hours does not correspond to what was expressed by Foreign Minister Villavicencio, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement reported by local outlet Semana. It went on to say it respects international law and non-interference in foreign affairs and the sovereignty of other countries.

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