The Minister of People’s Power for Communication and Information, Jorge Rodríguez, assured that in the coming hours there will be very good news regarding the talks that have been held with the Governments of the islands of the Antilles of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Curaçao, Aruba and Bonaire, to counteract the contraband to those islands.
In a press conference with national and international media, the Vice President for Communication and Culture, said that «if contacts are being made at the present time (with the representatives of the Governments of those islands), I hope that are also given the negotiation tables to resolve the smuggling of gold from Venezuela to those countries».
This information is given after the President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, in a work journey with the ministers, gave the instructions for the closure of the Venezuelan border to this Caribbean area, motivated by the extraction of different Venezuelan products. towards these islands.