Boundary Treaty of 1941 between Colombia and Venezuela
| Tratado de Demarcación de Fronteras y Navegación de los ríos comunes entre Colombia y Venezuela[1] | |
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| Type | Limit Treaty |
| Drafted | 1941 |
| Signed | April 5 of 1941 |
| Location | Cúcuta |
| Effective | September 12 of 1941 |
| Signatories |
Luis López de Mesa Esteban Gil Borges |
| Parties |
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| Language | Spanish |
The Boundary Treaty of 1941 between Colombia and Venezuela officially Border Demarcation Agreement and Navigation common rivers between Colombia and Venezuela and unofficially as López de Mesa-Gil Borges treaty, It was a agreement signed between the governments of Colombia and Venezuela on the land border limits in April 5, 1941 in Colombian city of Cúcuta, by the Ministers of Foreign Relations of Venezuela, Esteban Gil Borges, and Colombia, Luis López de Mesa.[1]
After almost 60 years of negotiations on the demarcation of the Venezuelan-Colombian border (1881-1938), the treaty of 1941 put an end to this long process. In this treaty both parties acknowledged that the border has been fully demarcated, differences over boundary matters were completed, recognized the work carried out by the 1901 Demarcation Committee and the Swiss experts Committee as valid demarcation.[1] The exchange of ratifications of this agreement was made in Caracas, on September 12, 1941.
The land border between Colombia and Venezuela is a perennial conflict and tension between the two countries zone, problems such as Illegal drug trade, smuggling or illegal trade, the presence of high-risk diseases often spread on both sides of the boundary lines, and the presence of the Colombian guerrillas.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Sociedad Geográfica de Colombia. "Tratados de Límites, Alianza, Comercio y Navegación entre las Repúblicas de Colombia y Venezuela (1881-1941)". pp. 42–45. Retrieved 2011-07-27.
- ↑ Sociedad Geográfica de Colombia. "Situación de la frontera". Retrieved 2011-07-27.