In a statement, the Venezuelan Foreign Ministry assured that they reviewed, together with the Dutch ambassador, Robert Schuddeboom, “bilateral relations and aspects that have to do with the common border,” without offering further details. On September 29, Maduro ordered the installation of “new military bases” in the Paraguaná Peninsula, the northernmost point of the country, located in front of the Caribbean Sea and located a few kilometers from the islands of Aruba, Bonaire and Curacao.
The administration of Nicolás Maduro and the Government of the Netherlands reviewed this Tuesday, October 18, the border cooperation between the country and the islands of Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao, belonging to said European nation and located in the Caribbean Sea, according to the Venezuelan Foreign Ministry.
The review took place during a meeting between the Vice Minister for Europe of the Venezuelan Foreign Ministry, Yván Gil, and the ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Robert Schuddeboom, at the headquarters of the Venezuelan Foreign Ministry in Caracas.
In a statement, the Foreign Ministry assured that the diplomats reviewed “bilateral relations and aspects that have to do with the common border,” without offering further details.
Gil pointed out that both nations continue “working on proposals to increase the relationship” and that they addressed “global and regional geopolitical issues.”
On September 29, Maduro ordered the installation of “new military bases” in the Paraguaná Peninsula, the northernmost point of the country, located in front of the Caribbean Sea and located a few kilometers from the islands of Aruba, Bonaire and Curacao.
He assured then that this area is “one of the Colombian drug trafficking routes to Europe” and urged the Government of the Netherlands to coordinate with Venezuela to defend this territory.
Since February 2019, the Venezuelan authorities decided to close contact with the ABC islands (Aruba, Curacao and Bonaire), because an attempt was made to bring humanitarian aid to the country from those territories in a coordinated action with the president of the National Assembly elected in 2015. , Juan Guaido.
Later, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands reported that Venezuelans seeking to enter those islands, as well as Saba, Saint Eustatius and Saint Maarten, should apply for a visa. The measure started in January 2021.
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With information from EFE
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