The new ambassador of Venezuela in Colombia, Félix Plasencia, presented this Wednesday a copy of the credential letters to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Álvaro Leyva.
The new ambassador of Venezuela in Colombia, Felix Plasencia, presented his credential letters to the Government of Gustav Petro, which formally culminates the diplomatic reconciliation between the two neighboring countries.
The Colombian representative in Caracas, Armando Benedetti, He already complied with this procedure on Monday, but Plasencia has not been seen until this Wednesday with the Colombian Foreign Minister, Alvaro Leyva.
The head of Venezuelan diplomacy, Charles Faria, Has celebrated “this historic moment”.
“Venezuela and Colombia are brother peoples. Already on the way to working together to restore relations that will translate into great benefits for our nations,” he stressed. a Twitter.
The arrival of Petro, the first left-wing president in the history of Colombia, has meant an unprecedented rapprochement between Caracas and Bogotá. This, following years marked by crossed political reproaches.
The two parties are already working for a meeting at the level of presidents, in principle for the month of October, as the Colombian ambassador has publicly acknowledged.
Colombia and Venezuela, which share a 2,219 kilometer border, they had no diplomatic relations.
An important meeting with @SachaLlorenti Executive Secretary of the @ALBATCPto continue working for Latin American and Caribbean integration, as conceived by our Liberator Simón Bolívar in the Charter of Jamaica.
On the path indicated by Hugo Chávez, we will win! pic.twitter.com/rjyT3H0a1D
– Carlos Faria (@Fariacrt) August 31, 2022
This, since they broke the February 23, 2019 by order of Maduro amid escalating tensions.
The above, with his Colombian pair at the time, Ivan Duke, for his support of the opposition leader Juan Guaidó.