President Juan Manuel Santos said
Wednesday he’s willing to meet with his Venezuelan counterpart to resolve a
border crisis that has led more than 20,000 undocumented Colombian immigrants
to flee Venezuela and fueled a bitter row between the two countries . Just
hours before, in a four-hour speech on his state television program, Venezuelan
President Nicolas Maduro said he was closing the main border crossing between
the Venezuelan state of Apure and Colombia’s Arauca. Mr. Maduro had already
closed two other major border crossings in the Venezuelan states of Tachira and
Zulia, paralyzing once-thriving legal and illicit commerce between the two
countries. More… Thursday, September 17, 2015
Colombia’s Leader Says He’d Meet With Venezuela to Resolve Crisis
President Juan Manuel Santos said
Wednesday he’s willing to meet with his Venezuelan counterpart to resolve a
border crisis that has led more than 20,000 undocumented Colombian immigrants
to flee Venezuela and fueled a bitter row between the two countries . Just
hours before, in a four-hour speech on his state television program, Venezuelan
President Nicolas Maduro said he was closing the main border crossing between
the Venezuelan state of Apure and Colombia’s Arauca. Mr. Maduro had already
closed two other major border crossings in the Venezuelan states of Tachira and
Zulia, paralyzing once-thriving legal and illicit commerce between the two
countries. More…
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