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(CNN Spanish) --
The new president of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, denied on Tuesday that there is a scheduled meeting with the questioned president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, but said that his government is already working on normalizing relations with the neighbor. country.
"If that were the case, here there would be not only information, but preparation and that does not exist," Petro said about reports in the Venezuelan media that indicated that both leaders would meet in the coming days.
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However, he said that Colombia has been working on the normalization of relations with Venezuela "since before possession, because the normalization of relations is being worked on and it is a process that implies the opening of the border, etc.", Petro said speaking with several Colombian media.
"At this time the foreign minister has made contacts with the other government to process the opening of the border."
From Venezuela, the defense minister, Vladimir Padrino, said for his part that he received instructions from Maduro to "immediately establish contact with the Colombian defense minister to reestablish our military relations."
On this, Petro clarified that "commercial, cultural, social, family and even military relations of all kinds must be established."
When asked when he considers that relations between the two countries will be restored, the new president estimated that "in two months we can have the most important thing overcome."
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