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Duque isolated as US vows 'strong support for peace in Colombia'
President Ivan Duque (L) and Foreign Minister Claudia Blum. (Image: Foreign Ministry)
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by Adriaan Alsema January 30, 2021
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken expressed his “strong support for peace in Colombia” in his first phone call to his Colombian counterpart Claudia Blum on Thursday.
A press release by Blinken’s spokesperson Ned Price made it clear that US President Joe Biden’s priorities would require major policy changes from his far-right Colombian counterpart Ivan Duque.
The secretary of state said the US government will help Bogota “as it extends the benefits of peace throughout the country” and ensures “the protection of human rights.”
Duque has refused to implement key elements of a 2016 peace deal with demobilized FARC guerrillas and has shown little interest to curb the deterioration of human rights in Colombia.
More:
https://colombiareports.com/duque-isolated-as-us-vows-strong-support-for-peace-in-colombia/