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The Minister for Defense, Vladimir Padrino López, received his Colombian counterpart, Iván Velázquez, at Detachment 212 of the Zone Command No. 21 of the Bolivarian National Guard located in Pueblo Nuevo, Táchira, in order to start the bilateral meeting on the opening of the Colombian-Venezuelan border.
The information was released through a post published on Twitter by the Ministry for Defense for the Venezuelan defense.
Earlier, through his social networks, the Minister for Defense, Vladimir Padrino López, would have reported that he would meet this Saturday with his Colombian counterpart, Minister Iván Velásquez.
The information was provided during a tour this Saturday of the Simón Bolívar International Bridge, located between San Antonio, Táchira state, and Colombia.
“In minutes I will meet with the Minister of Defense of Colombia, to build relationships of trust and a peace border“He said in a video posted on his social media.
Good morning Venezuela! From the “Simón Bolívar” International Bridge we say to our people: Good news is coming for the Great Homeland! », Minister Padrino López added in the message of his post.
In the message he published a video where he comments on the great migratory flow that is registered on the morning of this Saturday, September 24, in both directions.
Caracas and Bogotá reestablished political and diplomatic relations on August 29 with the delivery of credential letters to Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro by the Colombian ambassador to Venezuela, Armando Benedetti.
The reunion was sealed on September 7 with the same procedure before the Colombian president, Gustavo Petro, by the Venezuelan ambassador, Félix Plascencia.
For this September 26, it is expected the safe opening of the borderfor which representatives of different entities of both governments have been meeting from the commercial, transport and now defense areas.
