The cancellation is due to the fact that “Colombia publicly announced that the ‘impasse’ had been overcome,” Honduras explained in a statement.
The meeting of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) To talk about migration called for Thursday in Honduras It was canceled, after overcoming the “impasse” Among the presidents of United States, Donald Trump, and Colombia, Gustavo Petro.
“Honduras in the exercise of the Pro Tempore de la Celac presidency cancels the extraordinary meeting of heads of state and government convened for January 30 “, The Honduran Foreign Ministry announced in a statement.
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The cancellation is due to the fact that “Colombia publicly announced (…) that the ‘impasse’ had been overcome,” he added.
The leftist Honduran president, Xiomara Castro, had On Sunday convened to a “urgent” CELAC meeting to address the themes of “Migration”, “Latin American and Caribbean Unit” and “Environment”.
The announcement was made in the midst of the diplomatic crisis that exploded between Colombia and the United States.
The crisis arose from the controversy between Presidents Trump and Petro after the Colombian ruler blocked the entrance to Bogotá of military flights with deported migrants from the United States.
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Before the blocking of the flights, Trump ordered a 25% increase in import tariffs from Colombiato which Petro responded that he would impose measures in equal proportion.
Then, Petro wrote on his X account that she had asked President Castro to convene Celac’s meeting and that would “personally” tegucigalpa.
After hours of tension, Bogotá accepted the terms of the policies of the Republican president and turned off a dispute that rose in tone.
Two Colombian Air Force aircraft took off Monday from Bogotá for the US cities of San Diego and Houston and returned to Bogotá on Tuesday with about 200 deported migrants.