President Uribe of Colombia responded to this by saying that Colombia needed "mediation against terrorism, not to legitimise terrorism," and that Chávez was not interested in bringing about peace in Colombia but instead, was engaged in an expansionist project in the region.
Uribe svarade genom att säga att Colombia behövde någon som "medlar mot terrorism, inte att legitimerar terrorism," och att Chávez inte var intresserad av att få till stånd fred i Colombia, utan hade expansionistiska planer i regionen.