Colombia-Venezuela Meeting Canceled After Petro-Trump Call
A meeting between Colombian and Venezuelan presidents was canceled after a call between Colombia's president and the U.S. president.
Lauren Collins ·
A scheduled meeting between Colombian President Gustavo Petro and Venezuelan acting President Delcy Rodriguez, set for Friday, was canceled on Thursday, March 12, 2026, according to a source in Petro's office. This cancellation occurred shortly after a phone conversation between Petro and U.S. President Donald Trump.
The bilateral meeting was intended to be Rodriguez's first in-person session with another president since she assumed power following the ouster of her predecessor, Nicolas Maduro, in January. Colombia and Venezuela are reportedly working to reschedule the meeting, though no specific reason for the cancellation was provided. The discussion between Petro and Trump covered economic issues along the Colombia-Venezuela border, a key topic for the planned Petro-Rodriguez talks, and energy, hydrocarbons, security, and drug trafficking efforts. Trump also extended an invitation for Petro to visit the U.S. and apologized for a previous oversight regarding a Miami meeting.