CARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro said Wednesday he is willing to mend broken diplomatic relations with neighbouring Colombia by restoring consular services amid a standoff stemming from the capture of a fugitive lawmaker. But rather than apply to Maduro’s socialist administration, Duque’s government asked opposition lawmaker Juan Guaidó, the congressional leader who has been campaigning to remove Maduro. Iván Duque you are making a serious mistake.¨Maduro said Duque´s ¨extremism¨ and ¨immaturity¨ harms the security of both Colombia and Venezuela. YOU MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN...“This would be fixed very quickly if there was communication,” Maduro said. Colombian Foreign Minister Claudia Blum defended the yearlong international effort to isolate Maduro despite such practical problems.

Source: thestar January 30, 2020 02:37 UTC