Colombian President Gustavo Petro will meet his Venezuelan counterpart Nicolás Maduro in Caracas on Tuesday, the Colombian presidency said on Monday.
During their first face-to-face meeting as heads of state, they will discuss “
bilateral relations, the reopening of borders and the reintegration of Venezuela into the inter-American human rights system
”, specifies a press release. of the presidency.
After his election on August 7 as the first left-wing president in the history of Colombia, Gustavo Petro undertook to renew relations with Venezuela.
The press release specifies that Mr. Petro “
will travel to Caracas with his team to organize a lunch with the Venezuelan president
” on Tuesday, November 1.
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The objective of this meeting will be to "
stimulate the economy of the region
" and to discuss "
the protection of the Amazon, within the framework of the preliminary meetings for COP 27
", the United Nations climate conference which begins November 6.
At the end of September, the two countries reopened their common border of 2,200 kilometers, the first stage of the rapprochement between the two governments.
Relations between Caracas and Bogotá were severed in 2019, when then-Colombian President Iván Duque (2018-2022) recognized opposition leader Juan Guaidó as "
president in charge
" of Venezuela.