Rubio Launches Latin America Tour to Cement US Influence
Rubio will press for wider anti-drug cooperation and discuss trade and quake recovery as Washington deepens ties with right-leaning leaders.
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Rubio launches Latin America tour to cement US influence
The recent election of Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella, a hard-right lawyer, has been a game-changer for Washington, which had combative relations with left-wing former president Gustavo Petro. De la Espriella, a flamboyant 48-year-old millionaire, was elected in June on an anti-establishment platform. Rubio is to meet the new Colombian president in his stronghold of Barranquilla, a Caribbean port city more famous for being pop st…
In a year marked by new guinads to the right in Latin America, and by the advance of the expansionist doctrine professed by the president of the US, Donald Trump, his secretary of state, Marco Rubio, starts on Tuesday a visit to three countries where Trumpism has finified position. The agenda in Colombia, Ecuador and Peru includes armed actions against drug trafficking, economic support from Washington and the Chinese presence in the region. In …
The US Secretary of State begins a tour of Latin America on Tuesday, September 7, which will take him to Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Marco Rubio is expected to meet with conservative leaders, some of whom were only inaugurated a few weeks ago, who share many of Donald Trump's positions. The goal: to strengthen existing alliances in the areas of the economy and the fight against drug trafficking.
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