Nicolás Maduro announced this Tuesday that he will propose to the president of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, the creation of a “great commercial economic zone” between the border territories made up of the department of Norte de Santander and the state of Táchira, for binational benefit.
“We are going to propose to President Gustavo Petro the construction of a large productive commercial economic zone between Norte de Santander and the entire state of Táchira. A binational zone of economic, commercial and productive development. The time has come for us to build it,” Maduro said during a televised meeting with businessmen and the banking sector.
He assured that it will be “a special economic area” that will serve as a test and that could later be replicated in other Venezuelan states bordering the neighboring country.
“It would be a special economic test area that we could later replicate to Zulia, to other areas of Táchira, to Apure, to Amazonas,” he stressed.
Maduro insisted that the economic and commercial opening with Colombia is a fact and assured that the local team designated to work on this activation seeks a “productive and happy opening” of the area. closed border since 2019.
