Colombia's most important foreign relations are with the USA, the major market for its exports and also its main source of aid. However, the relationship is not without its difficulties. The USA has intervened directly to attack the drug business in Colombia, making this a condition of aid. Colombia, however, disagrees with many US tactics and has refused US demands that drug traffickers be extradited for trial in the USA.
Relations with neighboring states are fairly stable. A border dispute with Venezuela, Colombia's traditional enemy, is yet to be resolved, but the issue is unlikely to lead to conflict. In 1991, Nicaragua accepted Colombia's sovereignty over the San AndrΘs and Providencia islands.
