Colombia foreign, defense ministers travel to Caracas, after postponement of presidential meeting-sources
BOGOTA, March 13 (Reuters) - Colombia's foreign and defense ministers were traveling to Caracas on Friday, after the postponement of a meeting between Colombian President Gustavo Petro and his counterpart, acting President Delcy Rodriguez, two sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters.
The meeting was to be Rodriguez's first presidential-level bilateral since she took power following her predecessor's ouster by the United States.
The officials are likely to discuss bilateral trade, which Petro, who leaves office in August, reopened at the start of his term, and cooperation on energy, including an agreement this week to repair a damaged section of a binational pipeline that will allow Bogota to import natural gas from its neighbor.
