2024-07-13 00:39:47
Colombian President Gustavo Petro announced that next Monday will be declared a civic day in honor of the Colombian national team, highlighting its role as a symbol of national unity.
During his visit to New York, where he presented the report on the implementation of the 2016 Peace Agreement to the UN Security Council, the president invited Colombians to celebrate in peace and leave polarization and violence behind.
“The Colombian National Team is the unity of the Colombian people. So, Monday, the day of victory, will be celebrated with a civic day, so that we think of it as the day of unity of the Colombian people.“, Petro said.
The President invited both public and private institutions to allow citizens to stay home that day to reflect.celebrate and share with loved ones. “Public and private institutions allow people to stay at home on that day, reflect, be happy, celebrate with their girlfriends, their friends, their colleagues and think that unity of the Colombian people is possible,” he said.
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Petro made these statements in the context of the upcoming football match between the Colombian National Team and the Argentine National Team, which will take place this Sunday at the Rock Star Stadium in Miami, in the final of the Copa América. With optimism, the president added: “That Monday will be civil in any scenario, but since we are going to win there is no need for that question.”, alluding to the national team’s hopes of victory.
Finally, the president recommended that, in the event that it is not possible to officially declare the civic day, companies allow their workers to enjoy the day in unity. “We cannot force them, but I would recommend that in these companies, committees of the working people dialogue with the employers and enjoy the day of people’s unity together,” he emphasized.
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