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‘Genocides are not supported’: Colombia's president condemns Israeli crimes in Gaza
Oct 16, 2023 13:14Colombian President Gustavo Petro has slammed Israel for committing crimes in the besieged Gaza Strip, saying "genocides are never supported."
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Iranian diplomat in Colombia for talks on political, economic ties
Feb 26, 2023 05:46Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Ali Baqeri Kani has traveled to Colombia for negotiations about political, economic and cultural cooperation between Tehran and Bogota.
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Colombia’s president arrives in Venezuela, as two countries move to mend fences
Jan 08, 2023 09:26Colombia's President Gustavo Petro has traveled to Venezuela to meet with his counterpart Nicolas Maduro, as the two South American countries take further steps to normalize their relations.
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Venezuela, Colombia to reopen land borders, skies
Sep 10, 2022 08:30Venezuela and Colombia are scheduled to reopen their shared land border later this month and also resume commercial flights between the two countries.
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Venezuela, Colombia appoint ambassadors in move to restore diplomatic ties
Aug 12, 2022 05:53Venezuela and Colombia have appointed new ambassadors to their respective capitals in a move to rebuild ties following years of tension, days after Gustavo Petro took office as Colombia's first leftist president.
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Gustavo Petro sworn in as Colombia's first leftist president
Aug 09, 2022 06:27Gustavo Petro, a former fighter of the now demobilized M-19 rebel group, has been sworn in as Colombia’s first leftist president.
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Venezuela, Colombia poised to re-establish diplomatic ties after 3 years
Jul 29, 2022 10:20Colombia is set to re-establish diplomatic ties at an ambassadorial level with Venezuela when President-elect Gustavo Petro takes office in Bogota on August 7, officials of the Latin American neighbors have said.
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Leftist Petro wins Colombia's presidential vote, ends century of rightwing rule
Jun 20, 2022 11:41Gustavo Petro’s surprise win in the Colombian presidential election has ushered in a new era of politics in the South American country after a century of right-wing rule and decades of civil war.
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Leftist Gustavo Petro elected president of Colombia
Jun 20, 2022 08:54Leftist Gustavo Petro, a former member of the M-19 guerrilla movement who has vowed profound social and economic change, won Colombia’s presidency on Sunday, the first progressive to do so in the country’s history.
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Ex-mayor eyes historic leftist conquest of Colombian presidency
May 29, 2022 15:28Colombians vote Sunday in the first round of presidential elections, with a leftist poised for victory for the first time in the country's troubled history.