Venezuela plans to reestablish military ties with Colombia

Venezuela announced Tuesday that it plans to reestablish military ties with Colombia after years of deteriorating relations between the two countries.
Venezuelan Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino Lopez said President Nicolas Maduro had ordered him to immediately establish contact with Colombian Defense Minister Ivan Velasquez for this purpose.

“I have received instructions from the commander in chief of the FANB (Bolivarian National Armed Forces), Nicolas Maduro, to establish immediate contact with the Colombian Minister of Defense to restore our military relations,“ said Lopez, who was quoted on Twitter by the press department of the Armed Forces.