Colombia and Venezuela restored diplomatic relations after a three-year hiatus – Muricas News

in South America Venezuela and Colombia have introduced that they've restored diplomatic relations between the international locations native time on Sunday.

Colombia’s new leftist president Gustavo Petro and the socialist president of Venezuela Nicholas Maduro mentioned earlier this month that they deliberate to revive diplomatic relations.

Petro is Colombia’s first leftist president. The severing of diplomatic ties was the results of years of pressure between the leftist Venezuelan authorities and Colombia’s conservative presidents.

Petro’s predecessor Ivan Duke didn't acknowledge Maduro because the president of Venezuela however thought-about the opposition chief to be the president Juan Guaidóa. Dozens of different international locations have finished the identical.

Relationships because of the shutdown, embassies and consulates had been closed and flights between the international locations had been suspended. The international locations’ 2,000-kilometer land border was closed till October 2021, when it was reopened, albeit solely to pedestrians.

Colombia’s new ambassador to Venezuela Armando Benedetti says by posting on Twitter on video that relations with Venezuela ought to by no means have been severed.

Benedetti arrived in Venezuela’s capital, Caracas, on Sunday. He was welcomed by Venezuela’s Deputy Overseas Minister Rander Pena Ramirez.

Along with naming the envoys, the border may even open once more with the restoration of relations. As well as, the international locations’ administrations have introduced their intention to revive navy relations.

In keeping with Benedetti, greater than eight million Colombians earn their residing from commerce with Venezuela. The purpose is now to make commerce relations between the international locations work as properly.