The Trump administration has largely attacked alleged drug boats from Venezuela in its fight against drug cartels. The administration has conducted over 20 strikes against the boats, which have killed over 80 alleged "narco-terrorists."
On Sept. 25, Colombian Gustavo Petro stated in an interview that Colombia and Brazil share a common position: "if the records are not presented, there will be no recognition."
The change of decision came after the Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro criticized the reliability of the electoral systems of Brazil and Colombia
Additionally, Colombia’s leftist government called for an international monitoring of Nicaragua and a criminal inquiry
Díaz-Balart expressed concern that Petro's actions and comments could jeopardize the successful relationship between the United States and Colombia.
Trade between Colombia and Venezuela declined in 2015 after a political dispute led to frequent closure of the borders between the two countrie
The measure comes after Colombia and Venezuela restored diplomatic and commercial ties in September
At least 215 human rights activists and social leaders—community, land, and environmental leaders, among others—were killed last year in Colombia
Two loans of a total of $830 million to help fund Colombia’s recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic and education system
Last week, Colombia’s national agency for risk management issued an alert after the volcano showed significant seismic activity near its crater and spewed a 3,000-foot (900-meter) column of ashes