United States: summit between Joe Biden and Ivan Duque to strengthen ties with Colombia
Joe Biden received his Colombian counterpart, Ivan Duque, at the White House this Thursday, March 10 to bring their countries closer together.
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Joe Biden received his Colombian counterpart, Ivan Duque, at the White House this Thursday, March 10.
Surrounded by ministers and high-level representatives, the two men endeavored to bring their countries closer together.
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With our correspondent in Washington
,
Guillaume Naudin
A new bicentennial partnership to celebrate the 200th anniversary of American-Colombian relations, this is what was concluded between Joe Biden and
Ivan Duque
who made an assault on friendly terms.
To seal this new pact, the United States decided to make Colombia a major ally outside of NATO.
Fifteen countries are in this case.
They do not benefit from the automatic protection of the Atlantic Alliance, but have access to certain privileges in terms of defense and the economy.
The issue of Venezuelan refugees
The two men also discussed the issue of immigration and in particular the management by Colombia of the almost
2 million refugees
from Venezuela, who will now have the possibility of working locally in Colombia.
The goal is to dissuade them from making the trip north and trying to cross into the United States, where the debate on immigration and border control is costing Democrats dearly.
On the other hand, the two men did not publicly discuss the issue that has tarnished relations between the two countries in recent days, namely the initially discreet but rumored rapprochement between
the United States and Venezuela
. hated neighbor of Colombia, to free American prisoners and try to find alternatives to Russian oil.
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