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Interior Minister Meets With US Officials in Washington D.C.

COLOMBIA
  • Energy and Mines Minister Irene Velez said that the government’s decision not to award new oil and gas exploration contracts was “absolutely urgent” and needs “immediate action.”
    • Velez said the administration’s decision to halt new exploration required investment in other sectors, such as agriculture and tourism, to “leave behind coal and hydrocarbons while surviving as a nation.”
  • Today, Colombia Interior Minister Alfonso Prada will meet officials including Juan Gonzalez, the US National Security Council senior director for the Western Hemisphere, in a visit to Washington D.C., local media reported.

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