* Colombia’s new ambassador in Venezuela,
Armando Benedetti, has said that control over the Colombia-based Venezuelan state petrochemicals company Monómeros will be handed to the Venezuelan government led by President
Nicolás Maduro. Monómeros has been
under the control of a board appointed by Venezuelan opposition leader
Juan Guaidó since 2019, when Colombia’s former president
Iván Duque (2018-2022) recognised him as Venezuela’s legitimate president. In an interview with Spanish newswire
EFE, Benedetti said that Colombia’s new President
Gustavo Petro “recognises Maduro, recognises that the owner [of Monómeros] is the Venezuelan government.” He said that this
“has caused some complications with the US,” but that Petro
“always told the US… that Monómeros will be returned to Venezuela, in line with our regulations.” End of preview - This article contains approximately 119 words.
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