BOGOTA, September 22. / Correspondent. Anton Shamshin TASS /. Colombia and Venezuela have agreed to normalize relations and the joint fight against smuggling. This was announced on Monday, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos, after talks with the head of Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro.
“The meeting began with an explanation of the differences in our approaches. Our model of development are very different, but we can work in those areas that unite us. We respect all the actions of Venezuela on the border, including the right to deported those Colombians who did not have documents. Crime is on the border are our differences and we agreed to work together to deal with it. We have agreed to restore mutual understanding between the governments, “- he said President of Colombia.
“As for the smuggling of petroleum products, we have agreed to restore bilateral commissions to address this problem. When the two leaders appeared disagreement, the first to suffer the people. We are brotherly countries, we respect and love Venezuela “- he added.
” Today won peace and dialogue, “- said, in turn, Maduro. The Venezuelan president thanked the presidents of Ecuador and Uruguay for their assistance in organizing the meeting, as well as President Santos for his sincere and honest dialogue.
The talks were held with the participation of the President of Ecuador Rafael Correa and Uruguay Tabare Vazquez. The meeting was also attended by the foreign ministers of the four countries.
On 16 September President Santos accepted the invitation from the President of Ecuador Rafael Correa and Uruguay Tabare Vazquez, who act as intermediaries in these negotiations, for a meeting with President Maduro in Quito.
Nicolas Maduro August 20 ordered the closure of the border with Colombia in the state of Tachira in the three days after one of the border areas have been wounded three soldiers and one local resident. According to the authorities, just before the incident, the military detained a group of smugglers who tried to carry out the dispatch of goods to Colombia.
Shortly thereafter, Maduro has introduced 60 days the state of emergency in a number of cross-border municipalities to restore law and order. In a special operation called “liberation of the people” in the five municipalities of the border attended by more than 3 thousand. Venezuelan military. As a result, more than 1 thousand. Colombians were deported on the grounds that they did not have documents. Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos called arbitrary aggressive military action against Venezuela deported Colombians and expressed readiness tougher to defend the rights of citizens of their country. The victims of deportation to complain about the use of force and threats by the Venezuelan National Guard.
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