Colombia's Ombudswoman said the border is a "difficult environment" for meeting between Petro and Rodríguez
El Diario Venezuela - elDiario.com - Colombia's Ombudswoman said the border is a "difficult environment" for meeting between Petro and Rodríguez
TL;DR
- The meeting between Colombian President Gustavo Petro and Venezuelan President Delcy Rodríguez was canceled last minute.
- The cancellation was attributed to "force majeure" and occurred in the border region at the Atanasio Girardot bridge.
- Colombian Ombudswoman Iris Marín described the border area as having a "truly difficult environment in terms of security" due to the presence of numerous armed groups.
- These groups include FARC dissidents, the ELN, the Tren de Aragua, and paramilitary groups like Clan del Golfo.
- The meeting was intended to address economic, commercial, and security matters along the shared border.
- The cancellation followed a phone call between Petro and US President Donald Trump discussing energy, security, and drug trafficking.
- Marín stressed the importance of strengthening binational relations, particularly with Venezuela, to combat criminality that utilizes border regions for illegal economies.