Overview
- Trump said a meeting is being arranged at the White House, with coordination between Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Colombia’s foreign minister.
- Colombian officials described the conversation as cordial and constructive, saying it aimed to re-establish direct communications.
- The outreach follows days of escalating rhetoric in which Trump accused Petro of cocaine trafficking and suggested a U.S. operation in Colombia, claims Petro forcefully rejected.
- In October the U.S. imposed sanctions on Petro and relatives over alleged links to illicit drug trade, a charge Colombia disputes.
- A recent U.S. operation in Venezuela heightened regional tensions, and both leaders discussed Venezuela alongside counter-narcotics policy.