These meetings had been announced by Jorge Rodríguez (PSUV) in mid-August, with the aim of deputies from both countries reviewing the reestablishment of diplomatic relations and the status of the consular offices. In any case, the meetings needed the approval of the foreign ministries of Colombia and Venezuela
The meeting announced for this Sunday between parliamentarians from Venezuela and Colombia, prior to the reopening of the common border that will take place on Monday, September 26, was suspended, reported this Friday, September 23, the press office of the National Assembly elected in 2020with an official majority.
Hours after the press team did not give any details about the reasons for the cancellation of the meeting -which was to take place between the state of Táchira and the town of Cúcuta, Norte de Santander-,
Deputy José Gregorio Correa, a member of the Permanent Commission on Foreign Policy, published a statement alleging that the meeting was postponed for logistical reasons.
“Given the need to guarantee to the maximum the logistical matters and the security devices that are involved in view of the high government in the city of Cúcuda, the deferral of the first binational meeting of legislative bodies was decided,” reads the statement posted on Instagram.
The president of the National Assembly, Jorge Rodríguez, had also said that representatives of the board of directors of the Colombian Congress and of the body’s second commission would participate in the meeting. He pointed out that deputies from the border states of Táchira, Apure and Amazonas would join.
None of the presidents of both chambers of the Colombian Congress made public confirmation of the announcement made by Rodríguez.
Correa stressed that the meeting is still ongoing and that a total of five meetings are expected to be held at different points along the 2,219-kilometer border that unites the two countries. Although no date has been set, the parliamentarian suggested that one could be held before the end of the year.
these encounters had been announced in mid-August, with the aim that deputies from both countries review the reestablishment of diplomatic relations and the status of the consular offices. In any case, the meetings needed the approval of the Colombian and Venezuelan foreign ministries.
Colombian President Gustavo Petro is expected to attend the progressive reopening of the border, although It is not known if he will meet there with Nicolás Maduro, who has not confirmed his attendance. In principle, commercial air and land transport was enabled.
The common border between the two countries, 2,219 kilometers long, was closed in August 2015 when Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro expelled more than 20,000 Colombians from that area under the pretext of an operation against organized crime.
With information from EFE
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