Before the arrival of Gustavo Petro to power and the announcement of the restablishment of diplomatic relations between Colombia and VenezuelaJosé Fernando Bautista, former ambassador in the first government of Juan Manuel Santos, said that this would be very beneficial for the economy and to improve security between the two countries.
The former ambassador of Colombia and Venezuela said that the first meeting between the presidents of the two countries could take place the first week of Petro’s inauguration, but that everything would have to do with joint work between Chancellery, MigrationICA, the Dian and all the entities that must work on the reestablishment of commercial, diplomatic, political relations, and others so that in a term of 6 months to a year the positive results of this management can be seen.
The politician confirmed that when he served as ambassador he attended several diplomatic meetingswhere important results were presented in terms of improving security, which should be a key pillar in the reestablishment of relations, because it is not possible for them to commit crimes in one country and go to the other to enjoy freedom.
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“For Cucuta It is going to be a great opportunity to recover economically and work should be done to show an industry that has a value added and that it contributes to the national economy,” he assured.