Conversation took place this Wednesday (7) amid tensions between the United States and Colombia
Afterwards, intense exchanges of anger and threats that have been taking place since Saturday (3) when the president of , and the Colombian leader, spoke this Wednesday (7) by phone.
“It was a great honor to speak with the President of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, who called to explain the drug situation and other differences we have had”, commented Trump in a publication in Truth Social, thanking the Colombian for his tone, who he said he hopes to meet soon. The location, already informed by the Republican, will be the White House, in Washington.
“Negotiations are underway between the United States Secretary of State and the Colombian Foreign Minister,” Trump said.
Amid increasing tension between presidents and countries and the threat of military intervention from the United States, . Under the motto “free and sovereign”, protesters carried out demonstrations in Bogotá, Barranquilla, Bucaramanga, Cali, Cartagena, Ibagué, Medellín, Popayán, Riohacha, Santa Marta and Villavicencio.
The crisis between Trump and Petro began shortly after the republican took power in 2025, when the president of Colombia prevented the arrival of flights from the United States with deported immigrants. In response, Washington announced that it would sanction the country.
