Colombia and Venezuela reopen the border after seven years of tension

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There was no photo of the two presidents, although they announced a couple of weeks ago that they would meet on Monday the 26th, to celebrate in style the

.

The recent report of the United Nations Human Rights Committee confirming, once again, that the dictatorial regime of Miraflores commits

, may be the reason that

decided to postpone the appointment and go alone to Cúcuta, accompanied by three of his ministers.

In the capital of the department of Norte de Santander, the epicenter of Venezuelan emigration, the Colombian president, who with Monday's acts

, who cut off Duque, has affirmed that

​​.

He has added that "this (South America) is our home and we don't have to close the doors to just anyone", and that the opening will be a boost to the economic development of the two nations.

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The decision means turning the foreign policy of Duque, who was the most active leader of the Lima Group, formed to promote the return of democracy in Venezuela.

He recognized Juan Guaidó as the legitimate President, but he left power with the frustration, he has said, of not having seen the "bandit" fall.

At the moment,

.

Private vehicles will have to wait because there are still technical details that need to be specified.

But it is already a huge relief for citizens.

And the path that the

that earned fortunes by charging to travel the

they controlled is unknown.

Every day, in Cúcuta alone,

not only for walking, but also for each suitcase and bag they carried on their backs.

The Bolivarian National Guard kept a percentage of the extortion, as migrants have denounced over the years.

The defense ministers of both countries, the Colombian Iván Velásquez, and the Chavista

, held a meeting on Sunday to analyze how they are going to combat the high level of crime in the areas bordering.

The problem is that neither the Colombian military nor the police trust their Venezuelan counterparts because many are allies of the gangs.

It should be remembered that Iván Márquez, head of a FARC dissidence, protected by Chavismo, is now hospitalized in Caracas.

In addition, the North American justice indicates Maduro, Diosdado Cabello and the aforementioned Godfather, among others, of belonging to the Cartel of the Suns and, for them, they offer millionaire rewards.

"The opening is symbolic, although the positive thing is that it will take away some resources from the ELN and other illegal armed groups. But they will be recycled to seek other criminal sources of income," Francisco Santos, columnist and international analyst, tells EL MUNDO.

"As for the economy, it is not going to generate big changes because

has nothing to buy with. And

that they have in the United States."

Trade between the two countries reached its peak in 2008, when Colombia exceeded seven billion dollars in exports.

As the Venezuelan economy rolled down the abyss, the amount was decreasing and in the first half of this year, the DANE (National Statistics Directorate), put it at 329 million dollars, 126% more than the same period. in 2021.

Apart from the dilapidated situation of the Bolivarian nation, which

, two of them settled on Colombian soil, defaults and corruption were other brakes on development among neighbors.

The Chavista organization Cadivi had to approve the payments in dollars and, frequently, they only released them by demanding bribes, in addition to making countless fictitious exports.

"They will not sell anything without payment in dollars in advance

," a source from FEDEGAN (Federation of ranchers) tells this newspaper.

"You do not have a formal exchange mechanism to, for example, discount letters of credit. And, in Venezuela, it is not possible to do business without pacts with corrupt people. Obviously, in the future it will be an interesting market, they have to repopulate their cattle herd, It won't be fast though.

Before the economic catastrophe, Venezuela had 18 million head of cattle and a per capita consumption of 24 kilos.

Today they do not reach seven million heads and consume 6 kilos per person.

Figures that are similar in other sectors that Chavismo has ruined.

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