During his visit to Argentina, France Marquez pointed out that Colombia It must raise the debate on the legalization of drugs as a way to achieve peace. “Peace is not achieved if we fail to resolve drug policy that has served to leave deaths in the territories and wealth in the banks,” said Márquez.
The elected vice president met this Friday with her next counterpart, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, to discuss issues of bilateral cooperation and key points such as pointing out that Colombia’s anti-drug policy has failed.
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“Tackling drug policy implies putting from Colombia and in the region the debate on legalization as a way to resolve so many years of profound suffering for the communities”, added Márquez during his visit to the Instituto Patria in Buenos Aires.
Francia Márquez tours Latin America
Vice President-elect Francia Márquez, during her visit to Chile this Wednesday, announced that the Chilean president, Gabriel Boric, offered his nation to be the scene of the peace talks that Colombia intends to carry out with the ELN guerrillas.
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“We greet with great joy that today President Boric has expressed, not only his willingness to accompany us in this task of achieving Peace, rather, it offers its face, Chile, as the venue for the peace talks between the Colombian State and the ELN”Márquez pointed out in a forum at the University of Chile.
This Tuesday, the elected vice president, Francia Márquez, arrived in Brazil, at the first stop of the tour to hold meetings with different political leaders, including the left-wing leader, Luiz Inacio ‘Lula’ da Silva. The fight against hunger and racism were the key themes of the meeting.
