Colombia and Venezuela restart conversations about the border Colombian Defense Minister Luis Villegas says Thursday in Maracay, Venezuela, that "cooperation on security" at the frontier has been "revived" after meeting with Venezuelan counterpart Vladimir Padrino. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s government closed the border 10 months ago in an effort to fight smuggling and organized crime. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES//REFILING TO CORRECT LOCATION TO CARACAS STED MARACAY//