The plenipotentiary ambassador of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to the Republic of Colombia, Félix Plasencia, described this Wednesday his meeting with President Gustavo Petro as a historic event for both nations.
Through a telephone contact with the State channel, Plasencia pointed out that this meeting confirms Venezuela’s commitment to brotherhood with nearby towns and a neighboring country, “between supportive governments that are committed to commitment to the citizen, to the people and towards improving and dignifying the lives of our compatriots.
Plasencia reported that during his conversation with the new president of New Granada they discussed issues of binational interest:
First, the issue of rapprochement, Venezuela’s commitment to support peace in Colombia.
Second, they addressed Venezuela’s commitment to work on integration, solidarity in the meeting of two fundamental countries within the concert of the nations of Latin America and the nations of the Caribbean. “There, issues were reviewed that we must resolve immediately.”
Third, they discussed issues related to the Region. “Venezuela and Colombia must join forces for the Region so that it remains in peace and tranquility and we can build a path of inflection and improvement for all our citizens.”
“We also talked about the interests and the importance we give to the community of Colombians who live in Venezuela and those Venezuelans who live in Colombia today,” Plasencia said.
«Approach, development, growth, construction of virtuous and transparent wealth; strengthening the ties of friendship and brotherhood between both equal peoples” is what is expected in the future between the relations between Venezuela and Colombia, affirmed Ambassador Plasencia.
Earlier
The president of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, received on Wednesday the credential letters from the Venezuelan ambassador, Félix Plasencia, accrediting him as the representative of Venezuela in the New Granada country.
The Venezuelan Foreign Minister, Carlos Faria, described the delivery of the credentials of the representative of the Venezuelan government as the event that “finishes the seal of this new stage of Diplomacy of Peace between Colombia and Venezuela. Bolívar’s sword runs through Latin America! “, He sentenced in a post published on his Twitter account.
Plasencia delivered last Wednesday the credential letters to the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Colombia, Álvaro Leyva.
That same day he also met with the Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism of Colombia, Germán Umaña, to whom he reaffirmed the willingness of the Venezuelan government to resume and deepen bilateral exchange.
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.
Likewise, the Colombian ambassador in Venezuela, Armando Benedettiappeared before the President of the Republic of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, to deliver his credentials on August 29.
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 at the border, for which the chancelleries and parliaments are advancing in a work plan.
