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Biden Hosting Colombian Leader Petro

by VOA News

   U.S. President Joe Biden welcomes Colombian President Gustavo Petro to
   the White House for talks Thursday that are expected to cover
   migration, climate change and efforts to counter drug trafficking.

   The meeting comes just over a week after the United States, Colombia
   and Panama announced an agreement on a two-month campaign to try to
   stop migrants from passing through the Darien Gap, a key route used by
   migrants traveling from South America to the southern U.S. border.

   White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Biden and Petro
   would also discuss economic and security cooperation.

   Last week, Petro tweeted that this is a key time to reinforce the
   relationship and mutual cooperation between the two countries, not only
   in the fight against narcotics trafficking, but also in the protection
   of the Amazon, climate change and rural development.