The president of Mexico, Andres Manuel Lopez Obradorwill visit Colombia on September 8 and 9 to meet with his counterpart Gustavo Petro and discuss the proposed paradigm shift in the fight against drugs, among other issues.
This was confirmed by the Colombian Foreign Minister, Alvaro Leyvaand the Mexican Secretary of Foreign Relations, Alicia Barcenaafter meeting in Brussels within the framework of the summit of the European Union and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (Celac).
Among the issues of mutual interest that they addressed were the summits on migration and drugs in which both countries work togetheradded the Colombian Foreign Ministry in a statement.
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López Obrador’s visit had already been announced at the end of last year after the invitation that Petro extended to him on his official trip to Mexico, but no date had been set so far.
President Gustavo Petro has a proposal, he outlined it, he announced the general guidelines. The idea is to pay more attention to prevention, to prevent people, especially young people, out of necessity, from engaging in these illegal activities,” the Mexican president said at the time.
In November 2022, after a meeting held in Mexico City, The governments of Mexico and Colombia announced that they would convene an international conference of Latin American leaders with the aim of redesigning and rethinking drug policy in the region.
This after both countries recognized “the failure of the fight against drugs and the vulnerability of our peoples to this problem.”
Petro’s proposal is to invite other presidents from Latin America and the Caribbean, including Chile’s Gabriel Boric. Precisely this Monday, Petro addressed this meeting in a bilateral meeting with his Honduran counterpart, Xiomara Castro, which will be held in Cali and about which many details are not yet available.
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