Tag: Gustavo Petro

• Monday, April 17th 2023 - 09:11 UTC

  Petro lands in NY for busy week leading up to Summit with Biden

  

  Colombian President Gustavo Petro Sunday landed in New York for a series of engagements leading to a bilateral summit with his United States colleague Joseph Biden at the White House on April 20.

• Monday, April 10th 2023 - 10:16 UTC

  Petro OK with meeting former paramilitary leaders

  

  Colombian President Gustavo Petro Sunday said he was willing to meet with former paramilitary leaders to discuss the peace process. The head of state, a former guerrilla fighter himself, insisted that those who have served their sentences and who have publicly expressed their willingness to meet should explain “to what extent” the “peace process ... can be finished and finalized.”

• Monday, March 20th 2023 - 14:18 UTC

  Petro declares end of ceasefire for AGC Clan

  

  Colombian President Gustavo Petro Sunday announced he was suspending the bilateral ceasefire with the so-called Clan del Golfo outlaw group following a mining strike that the criminal organization was promoting in the northwest region.

• Friday, February 24th 2023 - 10:19 UTC

  Colombia to endorse Bolivia's bid to remove coca from list of banned substances

  

  The Colombian government of leftwing President Gustavo Petro announced it will endorse Bolivia's request before the United Nations (UN) for the declassification of the coca leaf as a narcotic drug, it was reported.

• Monday, February 20th 2023 - 10:21 UTC

  Gustavo Petro has been officially banned from entering Peruvian territory

  

  Peru's one-house Congress approved late Friday by 72 votes in favor, 29 against, and 7 abstentions, the declaration of Colombian President Gustavo Petro as “persona non grata” for his statements likening the local police to Nazi troops. The decision had been endorsed Tuesday by the Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee.

• Wednesday, February 15th 2023 - 08:43 UTC

  Peruvian Congressional Committee declares Petro persona non grata

  

  Peru's Congressional Foreign Affairs Committee Tuesday approved a motion to declare Colombian President Gustavo Petro a persona non grata for likening the local police to the Nazis.

• Wednesday, February 1st 2023 - 09:54 UTC

  Presidents Petro and Lasso deepen Ecuador-Colombia cooperation

  

  Presidents Guillermo Lasso of Ecuador and Gustavo Petro of Colombia Tuesday launched the XI Binational Cabinet between the two countries to jointly develop “a work agenda to strengthen relations between the two nations,” according to a statement from Quito.

• Tuesday, January 10th 2023 - 09:59 UTC

  ELN warns peace negotiations stalled after unilateral announcement

  

  Colombia's National Liberation Army (ELN) guerrillas said Monday that peace talks with the leftwing government of President Gustavo Petro were stalled, with disagreements standing in the way. The group underlined that in last week's communiqué it had warned that a bilateral ceasefire was still to be discussed.

• Thursday, December 22nd 2022 - 19:26 UTC

  Adulterated liquor kills at least 37 in Bogota

  

  At least 37 people died between Nov. 24 and Dec. 20 in Bogota for having consumed adulterated liquor containing methanol. According to local media reports, 7 others are hospitalized in critical condition.

• Monday, December 19th 2022 - 20:35 UTC

  Colombia: ELN guerrillas announce Christmas truce

  

  Colombian guerrilla fighters of the National Liberation Army Monday announced a unilateral Christmas truce from Dec. 24 to Jan. 2, although the measure would only cover the State Military and Police Forces. The ELN also warned they will defend themselves in case of being attacked.