* Colombia’s President
Gustavo Petro and Venezuela’s President
Nicolás Maduro have signed a binational agreement to boost trade between the two countries and to focus on trade complementarity. Following a meeting on the Tienditas international bridge that connects the Venezuelan state of Táchira with the Colombian department of Norte de Santander, the two leaders issued a joint statement affirming their goal of
“fomenting integration, development and joint economic balance, strengthening bilateral trade and furthering our relations along the border.” According to a press release from the Colombian presidency, they discussed adjusting tariffs to
“balance the conditions of the trade exchange in order to stimulate productive supply chains and achieve economic complementarity”.End of preview - This article contains approximately 110 words.
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