US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to South America next week, where he will meet with Colombian President Gustavo Petro in Bogotá; with the Chilean, Gabriel Boric, in Santiago, and with the Peruvian, Pedro Castillo; in Lima.
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The tour includes his participation in the General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS), to be held from October 5 to 7 in the Peruvian capital.
The first country that the leader of US diplomacy will visit will be Colombia, on October 3 and 4, where he will meet with Petro in addition to the Vice President, Francia Márquez, and the Foreign Minister, Álvaro Leyva.
State Department spokesman Ned Price explained in a statement that Blinken will discuss with Colombian authorities the implementation of “a comprehensive approach to combat drug trafficking and mitigate its impacts on health, security and the environment.”
It will also offer its “collaboration” for the implementation of the 2016 Peace Agreements and his support for temporary protection status for Venezuelan migrants arriving in Colombia, a policy that he considers “a model for the region.”
On October 5, Blinken will be in Santiago de Chile, where he will meet with Boric and the Chilean Foreign Minister, Antonia Urrejola, with whom he will discuss investment, regional security, human rights, immigration and the climate crisis.
The head of the US Foreign Ministry will also visit Chile’s National Electrical Coordinator (CEN), where US companies are participating, and will meet with former students of Young Leaders of the Americas, an initiative sponsored by the United States.
His South American tour will end in Lima, from October 6 to 7, where he will lead his country’s delegation to the OAS General Assembly and will follow up on the implementation of the declaration approved at the Summit of the Americas last June in Los Angeles. (USA) to stop the regional migration crisis.
In the Peruvian capital, Blinken will meet with Castillo and the Peruvian Foreign Minister, César Landa, to discuss issues such as regional security, democracy, environmental protection and inclusive development.
EFE
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