The open crisis between the United States and Colombia It has been resolved. It has lasted just a few hours. Washington has announced that Bogotá accepted its conditions on the Immigrants without limits In an irregular situation from the United States, even if they were traveling in military planes.
Thus, Gustavo Prieto has taken Only a few hours to give up after the order that he had launched to Trump in responding reciprocally and increase tariffs by 25% to imports from the United States. It has been a crisis that had caused great alarm in Colombia, but that has just been officially completed.
Colombia accepts all Trump conditions
The White House has given by CLOSED THE CRISIS WITH COLOMBIA on immigrant repatriacations by ensuring lately on Sunday that the Bogotá government accepts “all the terms of President Trump” In this regard.
That includes “the unrestricted acceptance of all foreign illegal from Colombia returned from the United States, included in military aircraft, without limitations or delays.”
“We have overcome the impasse with the US”
For its part, the Colombian government has also given for OVERCOME “THE IMPRASSE” That has caused the diplomatic crisis with the United States, caused by President Gustavo Petro’s decision not to allow the entry of two planes with US deported citizens while those people do not receive a “worthy” treatment.
“We have overcome the impasse with the United States government,” said Colombian Foreign Minister Luis Gilberto Murillo, reading a statement in an appearance to the press.
Murillo added that, in that context, he and ambassador García-Peña “They will travel to the city of Washington in the next few days to hold high -level meetings that follow up the agreements resulting from the joint work that led to the exchange of diplomatic notes between the two governments. “
Likewise, Colombia says they will continue to receive their citizens “that they return as deportees guaranteeing decent conditions as citizens subject to rights”
Tariff war
The decision of the Colombian president, Gustavo Petro, of Do not allow the entry of two planes With US Colombian citizens while those people do not receive a “dignified” treatment, led their American counterpart, Donald Trumpto order the imposition of 25 % tariffs to all Colombian products And he said that in a week “they will rise to 50 %.”
The American president also announced travel restrictions and revocation of visas for Petro government officials and his party, possible economic sanctions to the country and “inspections” to Colombian citizens and goods that arrive in the United States.
The US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, ordered the immediate suspension of the issuance of visas in the consular section of the United States Embassy in Bogotá “as of this Monday, a measure that harms thousands of people who He had his appointment scheduled for months and even years.
Petro responded with the principle of reciprocity And he ordered the Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism, Luis Carlos Reyes, “to raise import tariffs from the US in 25 %”, as well as seek other destinations for national products.
Colombia will continue to receive its deported citizens
In the statement, the Colombian government reiterated Petro’s instruction to dispose of the presidential plane to facilitate the return of the nationals who were going to arrive today in the country in the morning in deportation flights. “
“Colombia confirms that Diplomatic interlocution channels will be maintained To guarantee the rights, national interest and dignity of our citizens, “concluded the Colombian declaration.
The United States Government said on a statement published in Washington, along with Murillo’s statement, that Trump promised tariff This agreement “.