Félix Plasencia delivered this Wednesday the credential letters to the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Colombia, Álvaro Leyva; that accredit him as ambassador of Venezuela to the nation of New Granada.
“The Minister of Foreign Affairs, @AlvaroLeyva Durán, received a copy of the Letters of Credence of the new Venezuelan ambassador to Colombia, Félix Plasencia @plasenciafelixr ?????,” wrote the Colombian Foreign Ministry on your account on the social network Twitter.
After leaving the Foreign Ministry headquarters, Plasencia asserted that this is the first step in formalizing relations, which were broken in 2019, due to the constant interventionist attempts promoted from Colombia, during the government of Iván Duque.
“This is a brotherhood commitment between neighboring countries (…) Venezuela and Colombia are the pillars to make the success of the Latin American community a reality,” he stressed in statements broadcast by Venezolana de Televisión.
On August 28, the Venezuelan ambassador He traveled to Colombia, a day on which he highlighted the great opportunity that both nations have proposed to resume diplomatic relations.
Last Monday, the Colombian ambassador in Venezuela, Armando Benedettiappeared before the President of the Republic of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, to deliver his credentials.
The reestablishment of relations between Colombia and Venezuela was one of the campaign promises of Colombian President Gustavo Petro.
Both nations have already begun the process of boosting binational trade, especially on the border, for which the foreign ministries and parliaments advance on a work plan.
