President Donald Trump will welcome Colombian President Gustavo Petro for a bilateral discussion at the White House in Washington on Feb. 3.
The two spoke over the phone in January, with Trump announcing the meeting shortly after and foreshadowing plans to sit down with the Colombian leader.
“It was a Great Honor to speak with … Petro, who called to explain the situation of drugs and other disagreements that we have had,” Trump wrote in a Jan. 7 Truth Social post. “I appreciated his call and tone and look forward to meeting him in the near future.”
Discussions are expected to include efforts to mitigate narcotrafficking, following Trump’s threats late last year that Petro “has to watch, because, you know, he’s got drug factories.”…
Trump, Colombia’s Petro to Meet for White House Talks After Months of Sharp Tension
