To boost the bilateral agenda, the President of the Republic, Nicolás Maduro, met with the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Colombia, Alvaro Leyva Durán, in the Miraflores Palace, in the city of Caracas, reported Presidencial Press.
Previously, the Venezuelan president had met with the Colombian foreign minister on March 8 of this year, and there he stressed that the conversation served to continue strengthening efforts for the unity and development of the sister nations.
This Sunday’s meeting also served to strengthen bilateral relations and review the strategic cooperation agenda between the two nations, which was launched once Caracas and Bogotá decided to reestablish their diplomatic ties.
Relations between both nations were reestablished in various areas with the arrival to the Colombian Presidency of Gustavo Petroa scenario in which a new binational stage is promoted with the signing of agreements on trade, migration and border security.
In this dynamic, the presidents of Venezuela and Colombia signed on February 16 the Partial Scope Agreement of a Commercial Nature No. 28.
Among the points contemplated in this agreement is the total opening of the border for the integration between Colombia and Venezuela.
