In the image, the Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism of Colombia, Germán Umaña, at the press conference on the reestablishment of relations between the national territory and Venezuela.

Photo: Ministry of Commerce

Rander Peña Ramírez, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of Venezuela, reported that this Thursday the Colombian Minister, Germán Umaña Mendoza, arrived in Caracas.

The deputy minister published on his Twitter account: “Today, on behalf of President Nicolás Maduro, we have welcomed Germán Umaña Mendoza, Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism of the Republic of Colombia, who arrives in the country to fulfill his work agenda. of binational interest.

Welcome!"

The visit takes place a month after Gustavo Petro assumed the presidency of Colombia.

There are expectations on the part of Venezuelan and Colombian businessmen that the common border will be opened for the passage of vehicles, which has been closed since 2015.

The Colombian Minister of Commerce declared on August 18, in a meeting with Colombian businessmen and Venezuelan authorities, that

the reestablishment of the border crossing "will be soon, in the short term," but that first they must guarantee the "conditions of security, integrality and adequate diplomacy.

Germán Umaña Mendoza, has said that the government of President Petro wants the reestablishment of relations with integrity, security and trust.

President Nicolás Maduro also referred to the fact that the reopening of the border "was slower" and that the issue of drug trafficking should be considered, according to statements by the Colombian ambassador to Venezuela, Armando Benedetti, in an interview given to the Efe news agency.