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President Petro Calls For Dialogue On Anti-Drug Policy Review

COLOMBIA
  • President Gustavo Petro called for dialogue to review anti-drug policy in the Americas.
    • Petro, speaking at a meeting of the Andean Community in Lima, said he’s seeking a conference to discuss and weigh drug policy objectively.
  • As a reminder, Colombia and Venezuela restored full diplomatic relations Sunday after a three-year break, as a new leftist government in Bogota takes shape.
  • A new Colombian ambassador, Armando Benedetti, arrived in Caracas and said on Twitter: "Relations with Venezuela should never have been severed. We are brothers and an imaginary line cannot separate us."
  • He was welcomed by deputy foreign minister Rander Pena Ramirez, who tweeted that "our historical ties summon us to work together for the happiness of our peoples." (AFP)
  • Colombia Foreign Minister Alvaro Leyva said it’s time to reintegrate Chile and Venezuela into the Andean Community.
    • “It’s time to renew our gaze toward regional objectives, strengthening relations with new regional partners,” Leyva said at a meeting at the bloc’s headquarters in Lima.

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