The retired G/B Carlos Martínez is currently the representative of the Nicolás Maduro administration in the dialogues with the ELN. Among his experience, he was the ambassador of Venezuela in Argentina from 2011 to 2018
Retired brigadier general (G/B) Carlos Martínez is the possible replacement for Félix Plasencia at the head of the Venezuelan embassy in Colombia, according to the newspaper. Time on Thursday, January 26.
Martínez, whose name sounds like the new Venezuelan ambassador, was in charge of the Creole legation in Argentina from 2011 to 2018. The newspaper The Colombian He refers that he is currently the representative of the Nicolás Maduro administration in the peace talks with the ELN.
However, so far there has been no confirmation of the information by the Venezuelan Executive.
The military graduated from the Military Academy of Venezuela in 1975 with a degree in Sciences and Military Arts of the Army. He also completed studies at the Superior War College of the Argentine Army in 1990, and a master’s degree in Security and Defense at the Institute of Advanced Studies for National Defense of Venezuela in 1997.
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The brigadier general was president of Corpozulia and vice president of the Sofi Occidente Investment Bank of Venezuela. In addition, he was a border officer where he had the opportunity to deal with irregular groups.
Unofficially, according to Colombian media, the names of two women and the current Venezuelan ambassador to Bolivia, César Trompiz, also sounded for the position; who was Minister of University Education.
in the middle of month of DecemberFélix Plasencia was appointed as Secretary General of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America (ALBA) to replace the Bolivian Sacha Llorenti.
The two nations broke diplomatic relations since February 23, 2019 by order of Maduro in the midst of an escalation of tensions with the then president, Iván Duque, over his support for the opposition figure Juan Guaidó. With the arrival of Gustavo Petro to the administration, the reestablishment of diplomatic relations was consummated: The August 11Both the Venezuelan president, Nicolás Maduro, and the Colombian Head of State designated their diplomatic representatives as part of the mechanisms to normalize relations between Colombia and Venezuela.
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