Overview
- Trump said arrangements are being handled by Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Colombia’s foreign minister for a White House meeting, with no date announced.
- Both leaders said the discussion covered the drug trade and other disputes; Petro said he asked to restore direct channels between the presidents and foreign ministries.
- A source in Petro’s office described the call as cordial, and Petro told supporters he also raised the situation in Venezuela.
- The outreach followed days of sharp rhetoric that included U.S. sanctions on Petro, accusations over cocaine flows, and Trump’s remark that a military operation in Colombia “sounds good to me.”
- Despite the thaw, counternarcotics policy, sanctions, and U.S. regional operations remain unresolved points of tension between the long-time security partners.