Gustavo Petro and Delcy Rodríguez meeting on the border was canceled
The meeting between Colombian President Gustavo Petro and Venezuelan interim president Delcy Rodríguez was canceled.
TL;DR
- The meeting between Colombian President Gustavo Petro and Venezuelan interim leader Delcy Rodríguez was canceled at the last minute.
- The meeting was scheduled to take place on a bridge on the common border.
- The cancellation was confirmed by Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yvan Gil, citing 'force majeure'.
- This was to be the first meeting between Petro and Rodríguez since she assumed the interim presidency.
- The Colombian presidency had proposed the Atanasio Girardot bridge as the meeting point, symbolizing binational integration.
- Colombian media reported Venezuela cited security reasons for the cancellation.
- The leaders were expected to discuss economic, commercial, and security matters concerning their 2,219-kilometer border.