“In full exercise of our sovereignty, I have ordered the opening of the border crossings with Colombia in the State of Táchira, starting this Saturday. We are a people of peace that firmly defends our independence and self-determination, “said Maduro through his account on the social network Twitter. For her part, the vice president of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, has detailed that the border crossing will be opened” between 6:00 am and 9:00 pm starting this Saturday, June 8. “The Government of Nicolás Maduro closed the borders with the Caribbean territories of the Netherlands, Colombia and Brazil last February, after the failed attempt of the” president in charge », Juan Guaidó, that the humanitarian aid sent by his international partners entered Venezuela. This dispute is part of the open political crisis after the president of the Venezuelan National Assembly, the opposition Juan Guaidó, proclaimed himself president in charge of the country on January 23 for considering Maduro’s new presidential term illegal. Guaidó has been recognized by the United States, most Latin American countries and many Europeans, including Spain.Exploratory contacts Following the military coup of April 30, the situation has become complicated and the government and opposition have agreed to maintain exploratory contacts in Norway with the purpose of resuming a dialogue that has resisted these years. For the moment, it has not yielded more results than the commitment of the parties to continue talking. For his part, Juan Guaidó announced this Friday the approval of a decree to extend the validity of Venezuelan passports by five years, including those that have expired.”It is extended automatically and from the validity of all passports issued to date, years counted from the entry into force of the Decree, without it being necessary to complete any additional procedure,” stressed the National Communication Center, which acts as an office Guaidó’s press release, in a statement: “Such period will begin to run from the expiration date of the passport. The extension of the validity will apply even to passports expired before the publication of this Decree. The foregoing leaves the application of international standards that may limit the maximum period of validity of passports safe, ”he asserted.
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