This Monday, Caracas received and recognized Armando Benedetti as Colombia’s first ambassador to Venezuela’s Maduro government in three years. Cementing the reestablishment of diplomatic ties, Bogotá received and recognized Félix Plasencia as the Venezuelan ambassador to Colombia yesterday. The two countries broke diplomatic ties in 2019 following then Colombian President Ivan Duque's decision to not recognize Maduro's election as Venezuela’s president. Recently inaugurated Colombian President Gustavo Petro has sought to reestablish ties with the Maduro government, viewing Juan Guaidó as an “inexistent” president, as noted by
A changing Colombia-Venezuela relationship
A changing Colombia-Venezuela relationship
A changing Colombia-Venezuela relationship
This Monday, Caracas received and recognized Armando Benedetti as Colombia’s first ambassador to Venezuela’s Maduro government in three years. Cementing the reestablishment of diplomatic ties, Bogotá received and recognized Félix Plasencia as the Venezuelan ambassador to Colombia yesterday. The two countries broke diplomatic ties in 2019 following then Colombian President Ivan Duque's decision to not recognize Maduro's election as Venezuela’s president. Recently inaugurated Colombian President Gustavo Petro has sought to reestablish ties with the Maduro government, viewing Juan Guaidó as an “inexistent” president, as noted by