Venezuela's National Assembly on Thursday approved the appointment of Carlos Eduardo Martinez, a former soldier, as the country's new ambassador to Colombia, after Caracas' former top diplomat to Bogota stood down in January.
The Venezuelan government appointed its first ambassador, Félix Plasencia, to Colombia in August 2022 as ties between the neighboring countries strengthened after President Gustavo Petro was inaugurated in Bogota.
Petro, Colombia's first leftist president, had pledged to normalize diplomatic relations with Venezuela following years of tensions between the two countries.
