As of May 1, 2023, the maritime interconnection with Aruba will be reopened, as part of the negotiations carried out by the national government with the Kingdom of the Netherlands. This was reported this Thursday by the chancellor of the Republic, Yván Gil.
Through his account on the social network Twitter, Gil added that with the reopening of the maritime interconnection with Aruba, commercial exchange is strengthened, which translates into greater economic benefit for both peoples.
“As part of the negotiations with the Kingdom of the Netherlands, we have agreed to reopen the maritime interconnection with Aruba as of May 1, 2023. Cross-border trade will favor the economic well-being of our peoples,” the Foreign Minister published.
Relations Venezuela – Netherlands
last february 7 Venezuela and the Netherlands They reviewed issues of bilateral interest with the aim of strengthening strategic cooperation relations for the development of both peoples.
He meeting between the Vice Minister for Europe of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Franklin Ramírez Araque, and the Head of the Diplomatic Mission of the Kingdom of the Netherlands accredited in Caracas, Robert Schuddeboom, was held at the Casa Amarilla Antonio José de Sucre, in Caracas.
Both countries started in December 2022, the technical talks for the gradual reopening of the maritime and air borders between Venezuela and Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao, neighboring Caribbean islands belonging to the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
In 2019, President Nicolás Maduro announced the closure of the border between Venezuela and these Caribbean islands.
