Petro becomes first president to visit Venezuela since Maduro abduction

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Colombian President Gustavo Petro became the first foreign leader visiting Venezuela since the US military detained Nicolas Maduro on January 3. Petro met interim President Delcy Rodriguez at Caracas's Miraflores Palace on Friday. Their discussion focused on security concerns along their shared 2,200-kilometre border, addressing drug smuggling and paramilitary activities. Petro previously criticized the US operation as an "assault on sovereignty" in Latin America.

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