US EditionColombia’s leader visits Venezuela for key talks with acting President Delcy Rodríguez
The talks will address armed groups, drug trafficking and trade as Colombia seeks a role in reviving Venezuela’s economy.
- Colombian President Gustavo Petro visits Venezuela on Friday for key talks with acting president Delcy Rodríguez, aimed at addressing border security and trade relations.
- Focusing on the Catatumbo region where rival armed groups fight for territorial control, Petro stressed the necessity of "close collaboration on intelligence" to prevent civilian casualties.
- Colombia is lobbying to become a buyer of Venezuelan gas and has reached agreements with state-owned PDVSA to replace pipeline sections; Petro argued the U.S. should "lift sanctions" on Venezuela.
- Both sides described the talks as friendly, marking a dramatic shift from weeks earlier when President Donald Trump threatened Colombia with military action over alleged drug trafficking.
- Researcher Ronal Rodríguez Durán noted Colombia could quickly bring revenue into Venezuela, where the Maduro government's decline forced at least 7.7 million people to migrate; future ties depend on Colombia's next leadership as Petro's term ends in August.
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The president of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, took a step forward and this Friday he became the first head of state to travel to Venezuela to meet with the president in charge, Delcy Rodríguez, after the capture of Nicolás Maduro...
Gustavo Petro and Delcy Rodríguez have seen each other for the first time this Friday in Miraflores.The meeting lasted about four hours in which the two leaders agreed, among other things, to fight violent groups, drug trafficking and smuggling with the participation of the military force.At the end of their private meeting, the two leaders held an expanded meeting between Colombia and Venezuela.For Venezuela the ministers of Tourism, Transport,…
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eldiariodechihuahua.mxColombian President Gustavo Petro arrived in Caracas to meet his Venezuelan pair, Delcy Rodr Guez, to talk about security.
The meeting takes place within the framework of the Colombian-Venezuelan Presidential Meeting and marks the first official visit of a head of state to Caracas after the kidnapping of Venezuela's constitutional president Nicolás Maduro.
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