Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro addresses the media shortly after he arrived at Mariscal Sucre Airport in Quito, September 21, 2015. REUTERS/Stringer
QUITO (Reuters) - Venezuela and Colombia agreed on Monday to restore their respective ambassadors following a diplomatic spat sparked by Venezuela's closure of the border between the two countries and the deportation of hundreds of Colombians.
The two Andean nations had expelled each other's envoys amid a campaign in August by Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to crack down on smuggling of subsidized fuel and food that angered Colombia's government.
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