Venezuela retracts claim over Caribbean waters

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Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos on Tuesday hailed the fact that the dispute with Venezuela over maritime borders has been settled after the latter retracted a decree that unilaterally claimed Caribbean waters.

“The news we received last night from Venezuela says the misunderstanding is being settled with a decree they issued, which shows us that problems are solved through talks, through diplomacy, and not by confrontation, not with insults,” Santos said in a statement at the Casa de Nariño presidential palace.

His Venezuelan counterpart, Nicolas Maduro, on Monday signed a law on border affairs and a decree that creates “comprehensive defense zones” for maritime spaces, with which he has apparently resolved the dispute with Bogota.