Venezuela cancels scheduled meeting with Colombia's President due to force majeure reasons.
On March 12, the Venezuelan government announced that a planned summit between Vice Presidential spokesperson Delcy Rodríguez and Colombian president Gustavo Petro had been postponed indefinitely citing "force major" circumstances for an unspecified future date. The decision was confirmed by multiple sources including CNN Español and Contrapunto following reports from earlier in the day stating the encounter would not take place as originally scheduled on Friday at their border zone meeting location.
Key Points
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1The planned meeting between Colombian President Gustavo Petro and Venezuelan Vice-President-elect/Delégée en charge of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, scheduled at the Colombia-Venezuela border for Friday was cancelled.
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2Venezuelan officials cited 'force majeure' reasons as the cause for postponing or cancelling the encounter with a rescheduled date set soon.
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3Following this development on March 12-13 in Caracas and Bogotá, Petro dispatched his ministers to Venezuela despite not meeting Rodríguez personally.
Developments
The scheduled meeting between Venezuelan President-elect Delcy Rodríguez and Colombian president Gustavo Petro at the Atanasio Girardot bridge was postponed due to "force majeure" reasons. This decision came shortly after a cordial phone call where both leaders discussed energy, security, illicit crops eradication, and anti-narcotics efforts with Donald Trump present in Colombia's administration context (though text cuts off before clarifying if the conversation included other parties).