The authorities of Venezuela and the Caribbean islands of the Kingdom of the Netherlands held a technical meeting to fine-tune the details of the reopening of the common maritime border, which will materialize on April 3 with Curaçao and Bonaire, while with Aruba, the May 1, said on Tuesday, the Venezuelan Deputy Minister for Europe, Franklin Ramírez.
Through his Twitter account, the official reported on the “constructive technical meeting” with the “nautical authorities” of these islands, carried out in order to “be all ready for the reopening of the maritime borders”, in that “the objectives announced have been achieved”.
“We are getting closer every day to the gradual reopening of maritime transit with the Dutch Caribbean islands,” Ramírez added on the social network, where he shared images of the meeting, which was held virtually.
On February 25, the Venezuelan Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yván Gil, confirmed the reconnection with these islands, after the end of negotiations with the Netherlands.
The border between Venezuela and the Dutch islands in the Caribbean Sea has maintained restrictions since February 2019, after opposition leader Juan Guaidó tried to enter Venezuelan territory with collected humanitarian aid. in Brazil and Colombia and in the islands of Curaçao, Bonaire and Aruba.