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US President Donald Trump has introduced a gathering with Colombian President Gustavo Petro at first of February. “I look forward to meeting Gustavo Petro, President of Colombia, at the White House in the first week of February,” Trump wrote on his on-line service Truth Social on Friday. “I’m sure things will turn out very well for Colombia and the United States, but the importation of cocaine and other drugs into the United States must stop,” Trump added.

Trump had already spoken to Petro on the telephone on Wednesday. The Colombian president known as to debate the “drug situation and other disagreements,” Trump stated, after the connection between the 2 presidents had soured following the US assault and the seize of Venezuelan chief Nicolás Maduro.
Petro sharply criticizes the US navy actions within the area and accuses Washington of kidnapping Maduro with none authorized foundation. Trump, in flip, claims that Petro is concerned in drug trafficking in an identical strategy to Maduro. After Maduro’s seize, Trump stated navy intervention in Colombia can be a “good idea.” Petro needs to be cautious.

Petro known as on neighboring Venezuela on Friday to take joint motion towards drug traffickers on either side of the border. Petro wrote on the net service X that he had “invited” interim President Delcy Rodríguez to work collectively. Both nations ought to defeat the drug gangs collectively

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