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US: Biden thanks Petro for his ‘outspoken’ defense of human rights

US President Joe Biden (right) meets with Colombian President Gustavo Petro in the Oval Office of the White House on April 20, 2023 in Washington, DC. Their meeting is expected to cover a variety of topics, including migration, climate change, and efforts to combat drug trafficking. | Fountain: AFP | Photographer: Drew Angerer

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US President Joe Biden began a meeting Thursday with his Colombian counterpart, Gustavo Petro, thanking him for his “outspoken” and “strong” defense of human rights in the Americas.

“I want to thank you for your commitment and your frank and determined defense of peace and human rights on the continent,” the US President said in press statements at the start of the meeting.

Meeting

When the press came Biden And Petro they sat side by side on two chairs in the Oval Office facing the fireplace. The meeting began after 14:45 local time (18:45 Moscow time).

The President of the United States emphasized that he had long considered Colombia to be the “key pillar” of the hemisphere, and urged them to work “hard enough to achieve a unified and economically prosperous continent.”

“I know that we have a common fundamental element – ​​protecting the dignity and rights of workers,” Biden said, citing drug trafficking and migration as other major areas of cooperation.

Biden’s opinion

USA And Colombiaaccording to Biden“lead efforts to address climate change” and, in turn, focus on growing their economies “from the bottom up” rather than the other way around.

Yet he stressed that he was convinced that they could “do more to deepen” their cooperation.

“I want to thank you for taking the time to be here and I look forward to talking,” he told Petro, who also thanked him for his “hospitality and support for the Venezuelan refugees” and took the opportunity to congratulate him on his 63rd birthday, which took place on Wednesday.

previous conversations

Meeting with Biden is the highlight of the tour USA from Petro, who spoke at the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues at UN Headquarters in New York on Monday; on Tuesday he was at Stanford University in San Francisco, California, and on Wednesday he addressed the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS) in Washington.

(As reported by EFE)

Source: RPP

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