Panorama of Caracas, Venezuela. Archival photoMOSCOW, May 1.The Venezuelan Ministry of Foreign Affairs denied accusations by the Colombian authorities of violating the state border.Earlier, the Colombian Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned the violation of the state border by the Venezuelan army, who arrived by helicopter and landed on the territory of the Department of Norte de Santander.
Colombia accuses the Venezuelan army of violating the border»The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela categorically rejects the statement released yesterday by the Colombian Ministry of Foreign Affairs , which refers to an alleged violation of the air and land space of the country by the Bolivarian National Armed Forces in the sector … in Norte de Santander, west of the international border, a fact that, after appropriate checks, we strongly deny, «the message says. It is noted that the Venezuelan military carried out an operation to fight against drug trafficking in the border area in the state of Zulia. The border of Colombia and Venezuela in this region passes through the northwestern Andes — this is a region of origin of coca and cocaine production, which is poorly controlled by the authorities of both countries due to the difficult terrain, which attracts international groups of drug traffickers here .
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