Uribe and its role in the solution of the crisis between the US and Colombia: this was the key call

The crisis began when the President Petro He announced in his X account that Colombia would not receive more flights with deportees, arguing that Colombians were being treated inhumanly during the repatriation process.

“The USA cannot treat as criminals to Colombian migrants. Unauthorized the entry of American airplanes with Colombian migrants to our territory. USA must establish a decent treatment protocol To migrants before we receive them, “Petro wrote.

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Trump’s administration reacted quickly, imposing a 25% tariff Colombian products and restricting the access of Petro government officials to the United States. Given the risk of a commercial war, businessmen, congressmen and presidential cabinet members pressed to find a solution that would avoid greater economic and political repercussions.

Uribe’s role in the crisis between the United States and Colombia

During the crisis, lAura SarabiaHigh Counselor for the Presidency and future Foreign Minister, used urgent measures to remedy this situation that put the relations between Colombia and the United States. This is how the former president appealed Álvaro Uribe To mediate with key figures in Washington.

According to news Caracol, Uribewho has maintained good relations with American politicians, contacted the Secretary of State, Marcos Rubio. He also warned to Sarabia That this could bring serious consequences to the country, not only to the administration of the day.

Through a trill, former president Uribe explained how Sarabia contacts him, initially he explained that RHe was building and published a statement through the Democratic Center Partyexpressing his position in the face of the conflict.

Subsequently, a person without political ties Lor contacted him to inform him that the chancellor, Laura Sarabia, I needed to talk to him urgently. During the conversation, Sarabia He mentioned that the government was already evaluating a possible solution and that he had read the Statement of the Democratic Center. Uribe replied that he expected the solution to take place soon, given the urgency of the problem.

The media mentioned above reported that after the communication of the former president with Rubio, Mauricio Claver Carone was appointed To solve this crisis, but he was instruction that he would only negotiate with Daniel García Peña, Colombian ambassador to the United States.

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For its part, the President Petro authorized Laura Sarabia to look for a solution to this situation. The conversations led to an agreement in which Colombia agreed to receive the deportees again, but with the guarantee that their rights would be respected and the conditions of the process would be improved. In return, The United States withdrew tariff sanctions and flexible its position against Petro government officials.

The chancellor Luis Gilberto Murillo traveled on Monday to the United Statess to talk to Trump government members and thus end this diplomatic crisis between the two countries.