2023-04-20 23:58:48
It is presumed that agreements will be reached, based on a good understanding, since Joe Biden was aligned with the proposals that Gustavo Petro has been making.
NNever before had a US president met with a Colombian president shortly before the presidential election in Colombia; being today, eight months after the arrival of the new president to the Casa de Nariño, the meeting between these two leaders.
Joe Biden began the meeting in the Oval Office office by thanking Gustavo Petro for his “outspoken defense of human rights in Latin America.”
Biden told Petro, verbatim: “I want to thank you for your commitment and your frank defense of peace and human rights on the continent.”
Both leaders, seated next to the fireplace in the oval office, talked for half an hour, in a meeting that began at around 2:45 p.m. local time; EFE reported.
Petro’s proposals
During the meeting, Gustavo Petro proposed democracy and clean energy to Biden as the axes of work in Latin America.
Meanwhile, the President of the United States recognized Colombia’s work in these aspects and agreed on the need to move “towards a carbon-free economy.”
Gustavo Petro’s words are very remarkable when he told Joe Biden: “Humanity has the greatest potential for democracy and freedom and clean energy in the Americas; so we have a common agenda of work to be done; thank you for having received me in his house ”.
To which the US president replied: “Actually, I agree with you on everything. I am convinced that we are actually approaching a different economy.”
official statements
Gustavo Petro and Joe Biden spoke briefly with the media present at the White House, to which they said that bilateral relations between the US and Colombia will remain as they have been during two centuries of ties between the two nations.
Biden was categorical in stating that for him “Colombia is the cornerstone of the continent and we have shared efforts. I believe that if we work together we can really have a continent that is united, equal, democratic and economically prosperous.”
The US president announced that they have a “500 million fund for the protection of the Amazon”, in accordance with the efforts that Colombia and the US are making in the fight against climate change, which is one of the biggest and most serious problems that humanity faces.
Gustavo Petro stressed that “between the two countries there have never been wars”; emphasizing that “democracy, freedom and peace constitute the binational agenda.”
After this public meeting, before the media, both leaders headed for a private meeting; In this context, it is believed that they will talk about the fight against drugs, total peace, and migration.
It is presumed that agreements will be reached, based on a good understanding, since Joe Biden was aligned with the proposals that Gustavo Petro has been making.
With information from Impacto Venezuela
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