The official stated that a duty of the State is to guarantee the return of citizens.
The new attorney must prove his independence and autonomy in the Attorney General’s Office in charge of investigating disciplinary offenses by public servants.
He Attorney General, Gregorio Eljach, called on the National Government to receive the compatriots deported from the United States, affirming that it is the duty of the State to prevent the suffering of its citizens and accompany them in this process of returning to the country.
The official called to maintain diplomatic channels with the United States, to avoid impacts on Human Rights and the well-being of Colombian citizens.
In his statement, the attorney general highlighted that according to the Constitution, It is the responsibility of the President of the Republic to manage international relations and promote economic, social and political integration with other countries. as part of a state policy and not a government policy.
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Besides, Gregorio Eljach proposed to the Government to maintain diplomatic channels with the United States governmentas he mentioned that the differences put the interests of millions of Colombians at risk, in addition to significantly affecting the economy of our country.
It is worth mentioning that in the last few hours the Government had already announced that it would have Air Force planes for the repatriation process of compatriots who were deported from the United States.
According to high government information, Air Force planes are in the readiness stage to make these trips and in the next few hours this transfer will be carried out to comply with one of the agreements established between the governments of the two countries.
That is the requirement for the issuance of visas in Bogotá to be normalized, Well, once the flight with the deportees arrives in Colombia, the United States Embassy will continue to attend to the appointments.
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In addition, the visa restriction measures of President Petro, his family, supporters and members of the Government were suspended, as was the 25% increase in tariffs on Colombian products trying to enter the United States, which It means that products from both nations will continue to enter both countries without additional measures.
Source: Integrated Information System
