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Colombia’s President Hails Diplomatic Breakthrough with Trump

Summary by Political Wire
“President Gustavo Petro of Colombia said on Thursday that he had reached a diplomatic breakthrough with the United States, a day after his first phone conversation with President Trump appeared to ease tensions that had escalated sharply following the U.S. raid in Venezuela,” the New York Times reports.

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The two envoys have conveyed calm after speaking by phone. Tensions between Colombia and the United States rose after the military operation in Venezuela, due to Trump's threats. However, they have now announced that they will pursue diplomatic channels.

Gustavo Petro has pushed a rapprochement with Donald Trump after weeks of strong tensions over U.S. intervention in Venezuela. In addition, Venezuelan interim president Delcy Rodríguez has accepted a new diplomatic time with Washington, including talks about oil collaboration and détente gestures following the capture of former President Nicolás Maduro. And to stage it, they have begun the release of a significant number of political and foreign…

Colombian President Gustavo Petro and his US counterpart Donald Trump spoke on Wednesday by telephone. Petro said they talked about the situation in Venezuela and the alleged drug trafficking in the region. Following this contact that lasted about 15 minutes, US President Donald Trump said he plans to meet with Petro soon. This approach occurs amid tensions between the two countries due to the mutual criticism and Bogotá’s rejection of the US at…

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