Venezuela-Colombia diplomatic dispute finally ended, both countries took steps for mutual cooperation

Caracas (Venezuela), Agency: Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro held a ceremony on Monday to welcome the newly elected ambassador of Colombia, where the governments of Venezuela and Colombia are working to normalize relations between them. Took a step The post was vacant since 2019 due to a diplomatic dispute.

Colombian Ambassador Armando Benedetti met with Maduro after arriving in Venezuela. He was nominated to the post by the country's new President Gustavo Petro. During this time he vowed to end the old dispute with Maduro and to establish new relations with his government. 

Relationship took a turn in 2018

Maduro and Benedetti met each other at the Mariaflores Palace in the Venezuelan capital Caracas. It is known that in the year 2018, there were presidential elections in Venezuela in which Nicolas Maduro was re-elected for his six-year term. 

During this, many of his rivals had demanded to dismiss this election as a hoax and said that the elections should be held again. One of these was also Venezuela, a strong ally of America. However, during that time Maduro managed to remain in his position.

Maduro also took a big step in 2019

Let us tell you that after winning the presidential election during that time, Maduro expelled all Colombian diplomats in February 2019. He says former Colombian President Ivan Duque has for years promoted plans to topple his government.

Here, Duque also supported economic sanctions imposed by the US and the European Union on Venezuela and repeatedly accused Maduro of protecting some Colombian rebels.

Meanwhile, Maduro also accused Duque's government of allowing people in Colombia to plot against Venezuela

Closed the borders among themselves

Colombia and Venezuela share a nearly 1,370-mile (2,700-km) border that was closed by Venezuela in 2019 citing smuggling and violent incidents.

However, earlier in 2015, Maduro had ordered the sealing of the border when three soldiers and a civilian were attacked in an attack during an anti-smuggling operation in a border town. However, the traffic activity was resumed later. 

After all these disputes, now Colombia's first leftist president Petro and Maduro have expressed their desire to build a new phase of cooperation, which will include reopening cross-border bridges for commercial traffic and military to reduce tension in these areas. Includes renewal of collaboration.