Venezuela and Colombia materialize on the first Sunday. January 2023 “complete opening” of its borders with the opening of a binational bridge allowing the passage of vehicles of all types, something that has not happened since 2015, according to Telesur.
The Tienditas International Bridge, recently named Atanasio Girardot, will be the scene of the reopening, with which the authorities of the two countries hope to boost the economy in this region.
This law represents another step towards the full restoration of diplomatic and commercial relations between the two countries, after the blockade of the former government of Colombia against Venezuela.
The Venezuelan and Colombian authorities attended with other guests as representatives of the Catholic Church of both countries in the complete reopening of the borders between the two countries, specifically at the Atanasio Girardot Bridge.
In the Code of Protocol, the federal and local authorities of both countries, along with the ambassadors of the two countries, marched toward a point on the border where they exchanged greetings.
After that, they gave the go-ahead to the cargo trucks to completely close the reopening of the Venezuela-Colombia border area.
The Atanasio Girardot Bridge is located about 20 minutes from downtown Cucuta, in the Vila Silvania sector, in the Eastern Ring Road, and about 10 kilometers north of the Simon Bolivar International Bridge (Cucuta, Colombia).
In addition, it crosses the Táchira River, has six lanes for vehicles to turn in both directions, and connects the municipalities of Villa del Rosario, in Norte de Santander, with Pedro María Urena, in the state of Táchira, in Venezuela.
With Sunday opening, all steps are fully enabled, including the Arauca, Puerto Santander and river steps.
Added to this opening that took place on September 26 with the reopening of the transit of goods through the Simon Bolivar and Francisco de Paula Santander bridges, from that moment until last December 29, 1204 trucks with export and import of goods passed through the two bridges.
Venezuela and Colombia re-established relations after Gustavo Petro came to power, promising to “normalize” the 2,200-kilometre binational border.
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