The Colombian Foreign Minister Alvaro Leyva, arrived this Tuesday in Caracas (Venezuela). After his arrival in Venezuelan territory, the diplomat went to the Miraflores Palace to meet with Nicolás Maduro.
(Read: The US highlights Colombia as a model in attention to migrants).
The meeting takes place hours after a delegation from the ELN guerrillas and the Government of Colombia announced from that city the resumption of the peace talks.
By the way, Venezuela published a statement ratifying its “firmest commitment” to the process.
“The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela expresses its firmest commitment to the total peace process in Colombia and, as the guarantor country in the dialogues between the National Liberation Army (ELN) and the Colombian government, welcomes the agreement to restart the negotiating table”.
(See: Colombian government and ELN will re-establish talks from November).
The Venezuelan diplomacy stressed that they hope that the dialogues are consolidated to overcome “this long period of conflicts that would strengthen Latin America” as a region of peace.
ANA RODRIGUEZ BRAZON
TIME CORRESPONDENT
CARACAS
