US EditionColombia’s Petro visits Haiti for a 2nd time to help bolster security as gang violence surges
HAITI, JUL 18 – President Petro pledged security assistance and announced opening a Colombian embassy in Port-au-Prince amid escalating gang violence that displaced 1.3 million people, a U.N. report states.
- Colombian President Gustavo Petro made his second visit to Haiti to help bolster security as gang violence surges, being received by members of Haiti's embattled Transitional Presidential Council.
- Petro, facing domestic challenges and frayed U.S. relations, is pushing renewed engagement with Haiti, where armed groups control most of the capital and 17 Colombian mercenaries remain jailed over the assassination of Haiti's president.
- While accused of undermining U.S. ties, Petro sees Haiti as an opportunity to elevate his international stature as a champion of social justice and potentially improve strained Washington relations.
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Colombia's President Visits Haiti on Official Tour
Colombian President Gustavo Petro, accompanied by Foreign Affairs Minister Rosa Villavicencio, started his official visit to Haiti with the aim of strengthening diplomatic relations. On Friday, July 18, he arrived in Port-au-Prince, the capital of Haiti. At the Toussaint Louverture International Airport, Haitian Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé, together with President of the Transitional Council Fritz Alphonse Jean and other senior official…
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Colombia's Petro visits Haiti for a 2nd time to help bolster security as gang violence surges
Colombian President Gustavo Preto has arrived in Haiti for the second time this year in a show of support as gangs in the troubled Caribbean country continue to gain ground.
The President of the Republic of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, arrived this Friday afternoon in Port-au-Prince (capital of Haiti) to begin an official visit, as part of his diplomatic strengthening agenda with the Caribbean region. READ ALSO Venezuela and Colombia sign binational agreement to create Special Economic Zone of Peace At Toussaint Louverture International Airport, the Prime Minister, Alix Didier Fils-Aimé, along with the President of the …
Colorado Springs Gazette
Denver GazetteColombian President Gustavo Petro arrives in Haiti, second visit this year
Months after making his first visit to Haiti, Colombian President Gustavo Petro returned Friday — this time landing in a gang-ridden Port-au-Prince accompanied by two of his top ministers in an aircraft stamped Republic of Colombia.
Puerto Príncipe, Jul 19 (Latin Press) Colombia's President Gustavo Petro's lightning visit to Haiti marks today's news week on the Caribbean island, where the South American country now has an embassy.The post Colombia's President's visit marks a news week in Haiti first appeared on Noticias Prensa Latina.
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