section_path: Reactions/International
section_name: International
paragraph_text: International
  
  On 19 January, the Ministry of Interior of Venezuela said it has assisted 812 refugees in the border town of Jesús María Semprún, in Zulia State.
  
  On 24 January, Venezuelan Minister of Defense Vladimir Padrino López declared that "Venezuela will not serve as a platform for criminal organizations" and that they will seek to work with Colombian authorities to find a peaceful solution for the conflict.