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Colombia protests Trump’s drug trafficking accusation
(MENAFN) Colombia has formally pushed back against remarks made by US President Donald Trump, with the country’s foreign minister confirming on Tuesday that an official protest had been delivered to Washington following accusations aimed at Colombia’s head of state.
At a press briefing, Foreign Minister Rosa Villavicencio said she planned to meet with the US charge d’Affaires, John McNamara, to hand over a diplomatic message condemning what she described as offensive and threatening language directed at President Gustavo Petro. She said the communication would present a "(diplomatic) note, rejecting these insults, threats" against the Colombian leader.
Villavicencio emphasized that Petro holds office through a democratic mandate, underscoring that "an offence against the president is an offence to our country and a disregard for all the democratic processes that we have carried out."
Her comments followed a series of statements by Trump in which he directly criticized Petro and accused him of involvement in drug trafficking. Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, Trump suggested that the idea of a possible operation targeting Colombia "sounds good to me."
Trump went on to label Colombia a "very sick" nation led by a "sick man," and alleged, without presenting evidence, that Petro was involved in "making cocaine and selling it to the United States." He further claimed that Petro "is not going to be doing it very long."
President Petro has firmly rejected Trump’s claims, stating that he has never taken part in drug trafficking activities.
At a press briefing, Foreign Minister Rosa Villavicencio said she planned to meet with the US charge d’Affaires, John McNamara, to hand over a diplomatic message condemning what she described as offensive and threatening language directed at President Gustavo Petro. She said the communication would present a "(diplomatic) note, rejecting these insults, threats" against the Colombian leader.
Villavicencio emphasized that Petro holds office through a democratic mandate, underscoring that "an offence against the president is an offence to our country and a disregard for all the democratic processes that we have carried out."
Her comments followed a series of statements by Trump in which he directly criticized Petro and accused him of involvement in drug trafficking. Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, Trump suggested that the idea of a possible operation targeting Colombia "sounds good to me."
Trump went on to label Colombia a "very sick" nation led by a "sick man," and alleged, without presenting evidence, that Petro was involved in "making cocaine and selling it to the United States." He further claimed that Petro "is not going to be doing it very long."
President Petro has firmly rejected Trump’s claims, stating that he has never taken part in drug trafficking activities.
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