Colombia moves closer to NATO: 'Grand plan emerges to conquer Latin America'

Sputnik Agency 

Apparently, this week marked the boundary between a period before and another after. Colombian President Manuel Santos announced on his Twitter account that the country's status as a "global partner of NATO" will soon be formalized.

"We will be the only country in Latin America with this privilege," the president assured, adding that this will contribute to "improving Colombia's image" and allow the country "to have a much greater presence on the international stage."

The approval of the statute is scheduled for May 31st during Santos' visit to Brussels.

"In Brussels we will have meetings with leaders of the European Union. Soon we will formalize Colombia's status as a NATO global partner. This allows us to conduct training and share information about organized crime," he stated.

Santos explained that the program aims to improve the integrity of the country's Armed Forces and that Colombia will not become a member of NATO nor will it begin participating in the Alliance's military operations.

"It doesn't mean we're going to become a full member," the Colombian president stated, citing among the advantages of the new status collaboration in the area of ​​cybersecurity and in arms procurement procedures.

Despite the president's explanation, Santos' announcement caused concern in several countries in the region, especially in Venezuela. Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro highlighted the threat that, according to him, the participation of one of its countries in a military alliance with nuclear capabilities represents for the Latin American and Caribbean region. "This constitutes a serious threat to regional peace and stability," he said.

Venezuelan analyst Oglis Ramos, interviewed by Sputnik Mundo, did not rule out the possibility that "a large-scale plan to conquer the region is beginning to emerge, and in this case, it involves the conquest or military intervention in Venezuela, this country being one of the most resistant to imperialist policies in the region."

According to the expert, the announcement made by the Colombian president is related to "the results of the elections [in Venezuela] that resulted in the victory of President Nicolás Maduro."

He added that Colombia's status as a "US aircraft carrier in South America" ​​was reaffirmed and recalled that the country has many US military bases.

Spanish professor Javier Colomo Ugarte also has no doubt that Colombia's initiative "is primarily aimed at Venezuela."

"This is done to use Colombia as a spearhead of aggression, since NATO is actually an aggressive, not defensive, bloc that was created to attack in various ways," the expert stressed.

Furthermore, he highlighted that behind this event lies Washington's concern about the "advance of China and Russia in Latin America."

This opinion is shared by Oglis Ramos. The analyst pointed out that the US is seeking to break Caracas' "very strong ties" with Moscow and Beijing.