Colombia: We never agreed to border closure

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia’s foreign minister says Venezuela decided unilaterally to close the countries’ shared border nightly, and her government does not believe it will have the desired effect of diminishing food and gasoline smuggling.

Maria Angela Holguin’s statement to reporters Wednesday contradicted reports by official Venezuelan media that the two countries’ presidents had agreed on the measure during an Aug. 1 meeting.