The president in charge of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, announced this Wednesday, February 18, that she will meet "soon" with the president of Colombia, Gustavo Petro. The two leaders already had a phone call, days after the Colombian Foreign Ministry announced a "possible" trip by the Chavista leader for this week. Petro has proposed cooperation with the US for Venezuelan stabilization after the capture of Nicolás Maduro.

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“We continue to promote a relationship of understanding and shared benefits for the well-being of our people,” said the president in charge of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, in a publication shared on Telegram in which she announced an upcoming meeting with her Colombian counterpart, Gustavo Petro.

"Today I spoke with the President of the Republic of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, and we agreed to hold a binational meeting at the level of heads of state soon to continue advancing on key issues of the economic, energy and security agenda, within the framework of strengthening cooperation and relations of respect and joint work between both countries," the note adds.

Delcy Rodríguez assumed the Presidency in charge after the capture of Nicolás Maduro by the United States, on January 3.

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The president indicated that the purpose of the meeting with the head of state of the neighboring country is "to continue advancing on key issues of the economic, energy and security agenda, within the framework of strengthening cooperation and relations of respect and joint work between both countries."

The Colombian Foreign Minister, Rosa Villavicencio, said in recent days that "it is possible" that Rodríguez travels to Colombia and that they hoped to have "on Monday or Tuesday" a response from the Venezuelan Government to close the visit.

Villavicencio affirmed that "there is will" on both sides for this visit to take place and recalled that it was the Colombian president himself who invited Rodríguez to go to his country.

With EFE, Reuters and local media

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