国际英语新闻：Venezuela breaks off diplomatic ties with Colombia

Garzon said that Santos, who will be inaugurated on Aug. 7, is aimed to strengthen ties with Colombia's neighboring governments, during his administration.

"The message we want to give to peoples and governments is unity, friendship, cooperation and peace," Garzon said.

Venezuela froze ties with Colombia on July 28, 2009. Later in the same year Venezuela expressed its rejection on the Colombia-U. S. military cooperation agreement signed in October 2009, which allows the presence of U.S. troops in Colombian bases.