Venezuelan, Colombian presidents meet as relations improve

STORY: Venezuelan, Colombian presidents meet as relations improve DATELINE: Nov. 2, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:58 LOCATION: Caracas CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of a welcoming ceremony 2. various of Venezuelan and Colombian presidents STORYLINE: Venezuelan and Colombian presidents met in Caracas, capital of Venezuela, on Tuesday for the first time in years as the two neighboring Latin American countries continue to improve their relations and promote economic and trade cooperation. During Colombian President Gustavo Petro's trip to the capital Caracas, the first time a Colombian head of state has visited Venezuela since 2016, he held talks with Venezuelan counterpart Nicolas Maduro. Maduro welcomed Petro at the Miraflores presidential palace, where the latter was honored and treated with traditional Colombian music. Venezuela severed diplomatic relations with Colombia in 2019 after the government of then Colombian President Ivan Duque recognized opposition leader Juan Guaido as Venezuela's acting pre

U.S. Vice Pres. Pence at U.N.

U.S. Vice Pres. Pence at U.N.

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence speaks at a press conference at U.N. headquarters in New York on April 10, 2019. Pence urged the world to recognize Venezuela's opposition leader Juan Guaido as the nation's legitimate president, in place of Nicolas Maduro. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido

Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido

Venezuela's National Assembly president, Juan Guaido, delivers a speech in Caracas on Jan. 11, 2019. U.S. President Donald Trump is considering recognizing the opposition leader, not Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, as the legitimate president of the country, CNN reported on Jan. 15. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo