Venezuela and Colombia to Restart Relations, Ending Impasse
- Governments exchange ambassadors after severing ties in 2019
- Colombia’s Petro has vowed a reboot of bilateral ties
Venezuelan Foreign Minister Felix Plasencia
Photographer: Yuri Kochetkov/AFP/Getty Images
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Venezuela and Colombia are expected to formally restart relations Monday, ending a diplomatic impasse that began in 2019 between the neighboring countries.
Colombia’s envoy, Armando Benedetti, will present his credentials to Venezuela’s government and meet Monday afternoon with President Nicolas Maduro. His Venezuelan counterpart, Felix Plasencia, said he arrived in Bogota on Sunday “eager to advance the diplomacy of peace.”