April 14, 2023 at 3:39 pm. WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is hosting Colombian President Gustavo Petro at the White House for talks next week, offering a high-profile visit to the leftist ...
Petro, the first left-wing Colombian president in 200 years, will be sworn in as the country's new president on Sunday, Aug. 7. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos) President Gustavo Petro speaks after taking the oath of office in Bogota, Colombia, Sunday, Aug. 7, 2022.
Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Monday said the Clan del Golfo, the country's largest criminal organization, has broken a ceasefire and there is no possibility of negotiations with the group ...
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The progressive government of Colombian President Gustavo Petro and the country's largest leftist guerilla group the National Liberation Army (ELN), on Tuesday October 4, signed an agreement to restart peace talks, which were suspended in September 2018 by the former conservative President Iván Duque. According to a joint …
As part of its ambitious "Total Peace" agenda, the new Colombian government recently restarted peace talks with the National Liberation Army (ELN), marking the first new negotiations since January 2019. And while this cycle of talks adopted the same agenda and process framework as the previous efforts, current President …
HAVANA — Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos and the leader of the FARC rebel group announced a major breakthrough Wednesday in peace talks, bringing the country to the verge of ending one of ...
As conflict in the country grows more complex, with mutating armed groups warring for control, Colombia's rebel-turned-president Gustavo Petro has promised to …
163 Namely, Bill 036 of 2018 'whereby mining and hydrocarbon consultation is created and other provisions are enacted', and Bill 052 of 2019 'whereby citizen participation mechanisms and coordination and concurrence instruments are defined between the nation and the municipalities for the consultation of subsoil and Non …
Colombian president Gustavo Petro has just declared a one-month economic, social, and environmental emergency in the country's La Guajira region. ... President Petro's Pact for a Fair Energy Transition will be the first time in Colombian history that water for human consumption has been given priority over that used for crop …
A new green initiative spearheaded by President Gustavo Petro aims to change that. Citizens take part in a demonstration in support of President Gustavo Petro and the measures implemented in La Guajira on June 29, 2023, in Riohacha, Colombia. (Adri Salido / Getty Images) Our new issue, on religion, is out next week.
Mexico, a major mining country for decades, is the world's top primary silver producer, as well as a top 10 gold and copper miner. The initiative, which still must pass various legislative steps ...
Until his death from cancer in April 2013, Victor Carranza was the undisputed czar of Colombia's "green fire.". Over the decades, illegal actors in the …
Colombia's mining industry is on track to bring in a record 8.8 trillion pesos ($2.2 billion) in taxes and royalties during 2022, the Colombian Mining Association (ACM) said on Wednesday, adding ...
Xi holds talks with Colombian president. Source: Xinhua. Editor: huaxia. 17:17:00. BEIJING, Oct. 25 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks with President of the Republic of Colombia Gustavo Francisco Petro Urrego, who is on a state visit to China, in Beijing on Wednesday. ...
Colombia's government and the left-wing National Liberation Army (ELN) rebel group have announced that they will reestablish peace talks that were suspended in 2018. Delegations of Colombia's ...
The Quebradona copper-gold project. ( Image courtesy of Integral Consulting Engineers) Colombia's president Gustavo Petro said on Saturday his government will block mining projects that threaten ...
Item 1 of 3 A view of the opening of the third round of talks between negotiators from Colombia's government and members of the National Liberation Army rebel group (ELN) in Havana, Cuba, May 2, 2023.
Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Sunday said he had suspended a ceasefire with the Clan del Golfo, the country's largest criminal organization, because it had attacked police.
(Image courtesy of Drummond Company). Colombia's mining industry is on track to bring in a record 8.8 trillion pesos ($2.2 billion) in taxes and royalties during …
President Joe Biden hosted Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Thursday for talks at the White House amid deep differences on U.S. drug policy and Venezuela but a shared desire to deepen ...
[1/2] Colombia's President-elect Gustavo Petro speaks after receiving the credential as elected president from Colombia's National Electoral Council, in Bogota, Colombia June 23, 2022.
His Cabinet appointments have also been highly scrutinized: The new president picked an internationally renown economics professor as his finance minister, while also choosing …
Last modified on Fri 14 Jul 2017 15.45 EDT. US secretary of state John Kerry held an unprecedented meeting on Monday with leaders of a Colombian leftist rebel group on Washington's list of ...
More. By Sarah Morland. (Reuters) - Colombia's government on Monday decreed a three-month ceasefire with the country's largest group of dissident former …
During his first speech in August 2022, Colombian president Gustavo Petro put special emphasis on the environment — a novelty in a country where the security agenda has dominated the political conversation for decades. "There will only be a future if we balance our lives and the world economy with nature," said the former guerrillero …
Colombia. Stock image. Colombian government organizations on Monday signed a memorandum of understanding during a joint press conference in capital Bogota to create a national mining company out ...
The meeting between Lula and Colombia's President Gustavo Petro followed talks in Leticia earlier this week between environmental ministers from Amazonian countries, including Colombia's Susana ...
Contact: +573102107084. Peace talks between Colombia's government and the largest FARC dissident group managed to get the rebels to suspend kidnappings, free 10 hostages, and reduce clashes with ...
Colombia To Begin Peace Talks With Country's 2nd Largest Rebel Group ELN Just days after Colombian voters rejected a peace plan with FARC rebels, Colombia's president is forging ahead with another ...