US EditionTrump and Colombia’s Petro to Meet at White House in High-Stakes First Talks
The leaders discussed joint actions against drug trafficking and the National Liberation Army, with Colombia agreeing to resume extraditions and deportation flights, officials said.
- On February 3, President Donald Trump will host Colombian President Gustavo Petro at the White House to discuss curbing drug trafficking, boosting trade, and security after Petro's visa ban suspension.
- Following an early-January phone call, Colombia agreed to 20 deportation flights, with officials including Colombian Foreign Minister Rosa Villavicencio facilitating the cooperation, signaling a diplomatic thaw.
- United Nations research found potential cocaine production rose by at least 65% to over 3,000 tonnes during Petro, as Colombia's coca crop reached historic highs, and U.S. Treasury Department sanctions on Petro and family were waived for his Washington visit.
- Against a volatile regional backdrop, analysts Felipe Botero and other commentators warn the meeting could 'go off the rails' after the Jan. 3 U.S. raid in Caracas that captured Nicolás Maduro.
- With May elections looming, many Colombians voiced unease about President Gustavo Petro’s visit to the White House, with protests reported at Teatro Colón, Bogotá.
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The US president had threatened his Colombian colleague with a military operation and insulted him. Now he has received Petro for the first time in the White House.
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Trump makes up with Colombia’s Petro in fireworks-free meeting
US President Donald Trump appeared to bury the hatchet with his Colombian counterpart on Tuesday after months of tensions, praising the leftist leader as he hosted him behind closed doors at the White House. “You are great,” Trump wrote to Gustavo Petro as he signed a copy of his 1987 book Art of the Deal, according to a picture posted by the Colombian president after their first ever face-to-face meeting. The two leaders had duelled online for …
Donald Trump met in the White House with the president of Colombia, Gustavo Petro and the image of the meeting turned him around the world.The bilateral meeting between the presidents extended for just over two hours, where both presidents visited the presidential gallery of the White House.The image of the meeting between Gustavo Petro and Donald Trump in the White HouseThe White House shared images of the meeting of Gustavo Petro and Donald Tr…
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