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Venezuela reiterates willingness to collaborate with Colombia’s peace

Venezuela reiterates willingness to collaborate with Colombia's peace Caracas, Jan. 25 (Prensa Latina) Venezuela reiterated to Colombia its full willingness to collaborate in building and consolidating its peace, based on the successful experiences developed in the Bolivarian territory, a statement reported today.

This was revealed from the meeting the day before in the city of San Cristóbal, state of Táchira (southwest), between the Venezuelan Minister for Defense, General in Chief Vladimir Padrino, and his Colombian counterpart, Iván Velázquez.

Caracas’ proposal includes increasing “the levels of communication and structuring a three-month plan” to help Bogotá “build and consolidate its peace, based on the successful experiences we have developed in our territory.”

They also discussed the general border situation and, in a very special way, “the complex problem that has been occurring for several days in the Catatumbo sector, Norte de Santander Department of the neighboring country, bordering Venezuela.”

The text recalled that historically the Venezuelan State, rooted in its pacifist vocation, “only intervened in the armed conflict in Colombia as a mediator, at the request of its own Government with the purpose of contributing to the search for solutions that put an end to the violence.”

In addition to promoting dialogue between the parties and respecting at all times the principle of self-determination of peoples and the norms of international law.

It is essential to establish with meridian clarity that “Venezuela does not serve, nor will it ever serve, as a platform for armed groups outside the law, whatever their nature, ideology or nationality,” indicated the text signed by Padrino.

He also highlighted the efforts of the Bolivarian Government in the fight against the different forms of criminal organizations dedicated to drug trafficking, paramilitarism, illegal mining, smuggling and other transnational crimes.

The general in chief of Venezuela stated that they maintain “a permanent deployment of military units throughout the national geographic space, including the Colombian-Venezuelan border axis, where we will not allow the action of any type of armed group.”

In this sense, he categorically rejected “the disinformation campaign orchestrated by characters with dark interests, who intend to involve us with one of the factions.”

In virtue of the principles of solidarity and fraternity that characterize the Bolivarian Diplomacy of Peace, Venezuela continues to provide humanitarian assistance to Colombians, affected by the clashes in the Catatumbo region, who were forced to move to Venezuelan territory, he said.

The text concluded by stating that, at the request of President Nicolás Maduro, they will remain in constant communication with the Colombian authorities, “ready to respond to any request that contributes to the solution of the problem, ratifying the irreducible commitment to peace of our sister Colombia.”

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