US EditionTrump and Colombia’s Petro to Meet at White House in High-Stakes First Talks
The meeting aimed to ease tensions over migration, drug trafficking, and sanctions, with Colombia extraditing a drug lord hours before talks, U.S. 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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Washington, Feb. 3 (EFE).- U.S. President Donald Trump and his Colombian counterpart Gustavo Petro buried the axe of war on Tuesday with a friendly meeting in the White House, after a year marked by disagreements and cross insults. Although Petro did not receive a high profile reception and the meeting was held behind closed doors, at the end of the two hours of conversation both expressed their satisfaction. The Republican president even wrote …
The president of the United States, Donald Trump, said this Tuesday that he got along “very well” with his Colombian counterpart, Gustavo Petro, during the first face-to-face encounter after months of tensions between Washington and Bogotá. “We got along very well. He and I were not exactly the best friends, but I didn’t feel insulted because [...]
Trump says he had ‘very good meeting’ with Colombia’s Petro
President Trump said he had “a very good meeting” with Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Tuesday following the Colombian leader’s visit to the White House, which was closed to cameras. “He and I weren’t exactly the best of friends, but I wasn’t insulted because I never met him. I didn’t know at all. And we…
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.
President Trump Meets With Colombian President Gustavo Petro At White House * 100PercentFedUp.com * by Danielle
President Trump on Tuesday had his first face-to-face encounter with Colombian President Gustavo Petro. Tensions have risen between the two after months of verbal jabs and the capture of Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela last month. Much of their discussion was expected to pertain to Venezuela and drugs in the region. pic.twitter.com/tmQwpzT33z — The White House (@WhiteHouse) February 3, 2026 NBC News explained further: The bilateral meeting was expe…
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