US EditionColombian President Petro optimistic about high-stakes White House meeting with Trump
The meeting aims to shift focus to trade, economic opportunities, and regional security after months of U.S.-Colombia tensions and sanctions over alleged drug ties.
- On Friday, Colombian President Gustavo Petro said he was optimistic about a White House meeting scheduled for Feb. 3 and cited a foreign ministry announcement about preparations.
- Months of bilateral hostility included the U.S. government revoking Colombian President Gustavo Petro's visa and imposing sanctions over unproven drug-trafficking allegations, amid disputes on immigration policy and Israel's military actions in the Gaza Strip.
- Colombian Foreign Minister Rosa Villavicencio and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio held a cordial call to finalize preparations, and State Department spokesman Tommy Pigott said Rubio confirmed Petro would receive full diplomatic guarantees Friday.
- Both governments said the meeting will shift from tensions toward trade, joint economic opportunities, regional security, and intensify the fight against transnational organized crime.
- President Trump accused Colombian President Gustavo Petro of being an `international drug leader` without evidence, but Petro denied the claims as unfair and said he fights drug traffickers, easing tensions after an early-January phone call.
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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Colombian Foreign Minister Rosa Villavicencio held a telephone call to prepare for the meeting of Presidents Donald Trump and Gustavo Petro on February 3rd at the White House.
Colombian President Gustavo Petro said he is optimistic about the meeting with US President Donald Trump, which should take place on February 3.
Donald Trump and Petro will meet on February 7. Photos: taken from official Flickr accounts. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Colombian Foreign Minister Rosa Villavicencio held a telephone call in preparation for the meeting to be held by President Gustavo Petro and his counterpart Donald Trump on February 3 at the White House. According to official information, both officials discussed some common priorities. That list includes trade tie…
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The Colombian government has obtained assurances from the United States that President Gustavo Petro will not be arrested during his next trip to Washington to meet with his American counterpart, Donald Trump, in view of what happened with the Venezuelan president (and, like Petro, accused of drug trafficking by the U.S. president) Nicolás Maduro. Maduro was arrested by the U.S. Army during an operation executed on January 3 in Caracas. The Vene…
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