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Venezuela Pressures Colombia to Restart Trade on Caracas’ Terms, Exposing Fragile Rapprochement

Venezuela has welcomed Colombia’s stated willingness to revive bilateral trade, but used an official statement to demand strict respect for its ‘economic sovereignty’ and non-interference. The exchange shows how border commerce between the two neighbors is entangled with sanctions, politics, and competing visions for the region’s economic order.

Caracas is signaling that it wants trucks and goods moving again across the Colombia–Venezuela border—but only on its own political terms. In an official statement, Venezuela said it welcomed Colombia’s readiness to reactivate bilateral trade, while pointedly insisting that any economic engagement must respect its ‘economic sovereignty’ and the principle of non-interference. The statement was framed as a response to recent comments by Colombian Vice President José Manuel Restrepo, who had spoken about reviving cross-border commerce after years of disruption. Venezuela’s government seized on the moment to reiterate that it remains open to joint work with Bogotá, but anchored its offer in the language of mutual respect and non-injerencia—code that…

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