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Sunday, July 24, 2011

Trade with Venezuela would be reactivated

The announcement was made by Venezuela's ambassador to Colombia, Iván Rincón Urdaneta and led to the approval of the Agriculture Minister Juan Camilo Restrepo.

"We expect the Colombia-Venezuela relationship grow, to regain the pace of trade in the seven billion dollars before," said the Venezuelan diplomat, who held a conference in Agroexpo 2011, in Bogotá, on trade relations and the characteristics scheme of complementarity between the two nations.

As reported by the head of the agricultural portfolio to the output of the event, the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Ministry of Venezuela, agreed two months ago several agreements to buy meat, milk, potatoes and veterinary drugs, among others, which, under consideration in the respective institutions in Venezuela and is expected to materialize in the coming months.

"To reassure Colombian exporters that will not happen as the last time some payments were delayed, it was agreed the new arrangements that Venezuelans pay by credit card," said Restrepo Salazar.

Likewise, the Venezuelan ambassador said his country is working on a pantry of three months, that is having food supply during this period, which further opens the import of agricultural products in Colombia, "which are very important for Venezuela" he said.

Debt exporters

For the payment of the debt with Colombian exporters Cadivi Rincón Urdaneta said the entity that manages the currency in that country, and reviewed all applications and determine which are denied tort and for breach of requirements.

"I have paid the $ 877 million, more than U.S. $ 700 million, and the Central Bank is U.S. $ 150,000,000 reviewed and approved for the Colombian businessman who go with their currencies and issue the check should come to Colombia "said the ambassador.

Finally, Minister Juan Camilo Restrepo, to identify and celebrate the fact that trade relations between the two countries reestablished said : "When you close business with Venezuela, the big loser is the agricultural sector and when they open the big winner is the sector agriculture.

Thus, we see with good eyes, which are normalizing these relations, which never should have been broken. "

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