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Petro le pidió a Trump mediar para recomponer su relación con Noboa

El presidente de Colombia, Gustavo Petro, reveló este martes que su homólogo estadounidense, Donald Trump, aceptó mediar para recomponer la relación con su par […]

Petro le pidió a Trump mediar para recomponer su relación con Noboa

TL;DR

  • Colombian President Gustavo Petro met with US President Donald Trump in Washington.
  • The meeting aimed to relaunch bilateral relations and address a trade dispute between Colombia and Ecuador.
  • Trump agreed to mediate between Petro and Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa.
  • Ecuador imposed a 30% tariff on Colombian imports due to a negative trade balance and concerns about drug trafficking.
  • Colombia retaliated with similar tariffs on Ecuadorian products.
  • Petro suggested that organized crime benefits from the strained relations between the two countries.
  • Petro offered Colombian assistance to Ecuador in combating drug trafficking.