This Thursday, as part of his work agenda in Venezuela, the Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism of the Republic of Colombia, Germán Umaña Mendoza, met with the Executive Vice President, Delcy Rodríguez.
Through a contact by Venezolana de Televisión, it was learned that among those attending the meeting were Minister Germán Umaña Mendoza; the Director of Foreign Trade, Luis Fernando Fuentes Ibarra; the Secretary of Border and International Cooperation, Víctor Alfonso Bautista Olarte, all from the nation of New Granada.
The meeting of Vice President Delcy Rodríguez with the Colombian trade authorities aims to promote bilateral cooperation.
arrival in the country
Earlier, the Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, Rander Peña Ramírez, welcomed Minister Umaña, who arrived in Venezuela this Thursday, September 8, to fulfill a work agenda of binational interest.
In a message on his account on the social network Twitter, Peña explained that this Thursday, September 8, the Colombian Minister arrived in the country, whom “on behalf of the President of the Republic, Nicolás Maduro, we have welcomed.”
«On behalf of the Pdte. @NicolasMaduro we have welcomed @GermanUmanaM Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism of the Republic of Colombia, who arrives in the country to fulfill a work agenda of binational interest. Welcome!” he said on Twitter.
common border reopening
On August 18, the Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism of the Republic of Colombia, Germán Umaña Mendoza, indicated, during a meeting with businessmen and authorities from Venezuela, that the reopening of the common border between both countries “will be soon in the short term.”
He reiterated that before the reopening, the “adequate security, integrity and diplomatic conditions” must be guaranteed.
He stressed that “the commitment is to accompany the regions so that trade flows.”
Likewise, Umaña stressed that the objective is to close the social gaps and generate the development of both peoples, creating companies and generating jobs.
The Colombian Minister of Commerce insisted that the administration of Gustavo Petro wants the reestablishment of relations where integrity and security are guaranteed and that all unfair practices are eliminated.
new stage
With the gradual restoration of relations Venezuela-Colombia Both nations are expected to enter a new stage of peace and shared prosperity, recently considered the president of the Venezuela-Colombia Parliamentary Friendship Group, deputy Julio Chávez.
“New meetings will be held soon with representatives of both countries, such as the friendship group and the Colombian Senate, which will help coordinate and manage the new stage of bilateral diplomatic relations,” stressed the parliamentarian after participating in the meeting between the President of the National Parliament, Deputy Jorge Rodríguez, and the Colombian Ambassador to Venezuela, Armando Benedettiwhich was held at the Federal Legislative Palace.
