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Colombia–Venezuela relations refers to the diplomatic relations between the South American neighboring countries of Colombia and Venezuela. The relationship has developed since the early 16th century, when Spanish colonizers created the Province of Santa Marta (now Colombia) [ 1 ] [ 2 ] and the Province of New Andalucia (now Venezuela). [ 3 ]
In August 2007, after two years of diplomatic absence in either country, normal relations were re-established with the appointment of former foreign minister Roy Chaderton as Venezuela's envoy in Mexico City and the transfer of Jesús Mario Chacón Carrillo, formerly Mexican ambassador to Colombia, to Caracas.
Trade between Colombia and Venezuela could hit between $800 million and $1 billion this year, Colombia's Trade Minister German Umana said in Caracas on Wednesday. ... Diplomatic and trade ...
The 2010 Colombia–Venezuela diplomatic crisis was a diplomatic stand-off between Colombia and Venezuela over allegations in July by Colombian President Álvaro Uribe that the Venezuelan government was actively permitting the FARC and ELN guerrillas to seek safe haven in its territory.
Relations between the two countries have warmed in the nearly two weeks since Gustavo Petro was sworn in as Colombia's new president. The full reopening of the Colombia-Venezuela border will come ...
During his campaign, Petro had promised to re-establish diplomatic relations with Venezuela’s dictatorship for economic and humanitarian reasons. But he seems to be moving toward much warmer ...
In 1969, Colombia formed what is now the Andean Community along with Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, and Peru (Venezuela joined in 1973, and Chile left in 1976).. In the 1980s, Colombia broadened its bilateral and multilateral relations, joining the Contadora Group, the Group of Eight (now the Rio Group), and the Non-Aligned Movement, which it chaired from 1994 until September 1998.
Brazil and Colombia have coordinated their diplomatic efforts to resolve the Venezuelan crisis, that arose from the July 28 election that both Venezuela's government and its opposition claim to ...