Through a letter to President Iván Duque, the presidential candidate of the Óscar Iván Zuluaga Democratic Center and 33 congressmen of the party they asked the head of state commercially reopen the border with Venezuela, for incentivize the reactivation of that region.
“Next to the bench of the Democratic Center We respectfully request President Iván Duque to consider opening the border with Venezuela in the border area of North of Santander and Arauca, for improve trade and continue to promote economic reactivation “, Zuluaga assured.
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In the letter, the signatories clarified that it is a purely commercial request, that does not imply the restoration of diplomatic relations. Representative Edward Rodríguez explained that “we have asked to allow the commercial opening of the entire border. The best way to attack the dictatorship of Nicolás Maduro is by generating prosperity in the region. “
This reopening, as has already been generated with other countries, consider that It will help to overcome the economic situation that the Norte de Santander department has suffered from time to time. “Amerita a gradual opening for the passage of cargo and goods through the ‘Tienditas International Bridge’, which communicates the department with Venezuela ”, they added.
