2023-04-17 15:20:40
The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, received the foreign minister of Colombia, Álvaro Leyva Durán, at the Miraflores Palace, a meeting that sources affirm paves the way for the conference on dialogue between the Venezuelan government and the opposition.
According to the Colombian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the meeting consisted of a preparatory meeting for that meeting on the Venezuelan political process, which will take place in Bogotá on April 25.
The international conference was convened by the president of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, with the purpose of promoting the reactivation of the dialogue between the government and the Venezuelan oppositionwhose parties have not met since last November.
The preparatory meeting for the international conference on the Venezuelan political process concluded, which will take place in Bogotá, at the invitation of the President @petrogustavothis April 25. pic.twitter.com/znwHZj0yPJ
– Colombia Foreign Ministry (@CancilleriaCol) April 17, 2023
On Thursday of last week, Leyva confirmed the date of the conference and noted that it will be attended by representatives of some 15 countries, including the US, Canada and several Latin American and European states.
The foreign minister clarified that the Venezuelan parties will not participate in the event. “The first call would be attended by countries other than Venezuela, which are concerned regarding the situation. Venezuela would not attend, “he declared.
Strengthen relationships
Maduro thanked Leyva’s visit, noting, through his Twitter account, that it is a sign of “disposition and will” to strengthen relations between the two countries, “which are destined to be reestablished for the good of both peoples.”
The Ministry for Communication and Information of Venezuela indicated, in a press release, that this meeting, in addition to strengthening bilateral relations, had the objective of reviewing the strategic cooperation agenda between both nations.
Relations between Colombia and Venezuela were restored with the arrival of Petro to the presidency last year, following several years of rupture during the term of Iván Duque.
Within the framework of the reestablishment of relations, last February, Maduro and Petro signed a partial trade agreement between the two countries. (RT News)
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