Colombia blocking passage to Venezuelans until border opened permanently

 Colombia will no longer temporarily open the border to allow Venezuelans to buy basic goods until the border, closed by Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, is reopened permanently.

The Colombian and Venezuelan border was completely closed by Maduro late last year after three Venezuelan soldiers and a civilian were injured in an attack by suspected smugglers in Venezuela's San Antonio del Tachira border town in the state of Táchira.

Earlier this month, tens of thousands of Venezuelans began pouring into Colombia from a crossing near San Antonio del Tachira to buy basic goods when Colombia allowed temporary passage to its border town of Cucuta. More than 123,000 Venezuelans crossed into Colombia this past weekend.

Colombian Foreign Minister Maria Angela Holguin said the decision to block further temporary border crossings was made to allow for the "definitive" opening of the entire border...
 [upi.com]
20/7/16
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