Venezuela's interim President Delcy Rodriguez said Wednesday that she and Colombian President Gustavo Petro agreed to hold a meeting to further cooperation on key economic, energy and security issues.
"Today I spoke with the President of the Republic of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, and we agreed to hold a bilateral meeting at the level of heads of state soon to continue making progress on key issues on the economic, energy and security agendas, within the framework of strengthening cooperation and relations of respect and joint work between our two countries," she said on Telegram.
Rodriguez added that both countries continue to promote a relationship of understanding and shared benefits for the well-being of their people.
She did not provide information about the exact date and place of the meeting.
Following the US military’s capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in January, US President Donald Trump labeled Petro a "sick man" and threatened intervention in Colombia similar to that in Caracas.
In early February, Petro and Trump sat down in the Oval Office, signaling a fragile but functional reconciliation in a meeting that appeared impossible weeks earlier.
By Diyar Guldogan in Washington
Anadolu Agency
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