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Talks have not yet been fruitful

Border between Venezuela and ABC islands remains closed

The blockade that Venezuela erected toward the ABC islands last week, remains. This is despite extensive consultations held on Friday between representatives from Venezuela, the Netherlands, CuraƧao and Aruba. Islands residents still have virtually no fruit or vegetables.

The representatives did, however, reach a draft agreement during these talks. Over the next few days, it will be discussed in all the countries represented whereafter negotiations will resume.

Halbe Zijlstra, the Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs, said, "The Netherlands assumes that, once an agreement about the joint tackling of the smuggling problem has been reached, Venezuela will withdraw these measures".
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