The President of the Republic, Nicolás Maduro, announced this Monday that as of January 1, 2023, the borders of the entire West of Venezuela with Colombia will be completely reopened for the passage of vehicles, motorcycles, trucks, cars.
In this regard, Maduro pointed out that this action would be a New Year’s gift for the people of the Colombian-Venezuelan border.
From the Aquiles Nazoa Cultural House, in Miranda state, the Head of State stressed that everything discussed with the President of Colombia Gustavo Petro is being fulfilled.
“We are preparing everything to comply with what we announced, to fulfill the pledged word with President Gustavo Petro to open it on January 1, starting the year,” he added.
Likewise, the national President celebrated progress in the Peace Negotiation between the Government of Colombia and the National Liberation Army (ELN). “We are very happy about the great progress achieved. The peace of Colombia is the peace of Venezuela, of South America.
“The peace of Colombia is the peace of Venezuela. Congratulations to the negotiators, to those involved, in these dialogue processes that are advancing towards a total, deep peace,” he stressed.
Similarly, President Maduro stressed that with the assumption of Luis Inácio Lula da Silva in the Federative Republic of Brazil, new perspectives are opened for commercial, economic, political, diplomatic and cultural development.
On the other hand, Maduro announced that there is good news about the meeting between the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and the Netherlands, “but it will be announced in the coming days by the Executive Vice President, Delcy Rodríguez.”
“Good news! Venezuela is improving its entire geopolitical, geostrategic environment,” Maduro added.
This Monday, the Executive Vice President of the Republic, Delcy Rodríguez, held a meeting with the ambassador of the Netherlands in the country, Robert Schuddeboom, in order to address the bilateral agenda between nations.