He Chancellor Luis Gilberto Murillo This Thursday he showed himself willing to address “the politics of total peace” of the country at the beginning of his meeting with his Russian colleague, Sergei Lavrov.
“We have in Colombia a priority that has to do with peace and peace policy, social protection and social inclusion“said Murillo, who arrived in Russia the day before on an official visit.
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Murillo stressed that the current Colombian authorities want “consolidate Colombia as a world power of life“with the aim of creating”a social and legal state“.
“The central axis of our peace policy is the implementation of the historic peace agreement of 2016 and the total peace policy that includes dialogue and negotiations with some rebel groups, including the national liberation army (ELN).“he stated.
Luis Gilberto Murillo
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In this regard, he took the opportunity to thank the Russian government for “his determined support in the UN security council“.
The head of Colombian diplomacy assured that it is “very motivating“being back in Moscow, where he studied at the University of Geological Prospecting.
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“We have many issues to review“he highlighted.
For his part, Lavrov recalled that Colombia is a traditional partner of Moscow and that, in fact, In 2025, 190 years of diplomatic relations will be celebrated.
Sergey Lavrov, Russian Foreign Minister
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He stressed that Moscow “never“will forget”friendship gesture” of Bogotá by creating a friendship institute during the Great Patriotic War of the Soviet Union against Nazi Germany.
“From him the Leo Tolstoy Cultural Institute was created, which I would say is one of the bastions of Russian culture in Latin America.“, said.
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Lavrov expressed confidence in resuming meetings of the bilateral commission for trade and scientific cooperation next year.
He recalled that Colombia is one of the leading countries in the number of students in the universities and higher education institutions of this country.
Foreign Minister Luis Gilberto Murillo (right) and his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov
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In addition, he congratulated Bogotá for its recent election, for the first time, as member of the Advice UN Human Rights Council.
It is unknown if during their meeting the situation in Venezuela after the July elections will be addressed, an issue on which Moscow and Bogotá maintain diametrically opposite positions.
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Murillo himself stressed at the end of October that your country will not recognize the results of the Venezuelan elections if the minutes are not presented before January 10, 2025when the current presidential term of Nicolás Maduro ends.
Meanwhile, the Russian President Vladimir Putinrecently assured that Maduro, with whom he met within the framework of the BRICS group summit in Kazan, is the legitimate president of the Latin American country.
Murillo arrived in Moscow after participating in COP29 in the Azerbaijani capital, Bakuwhere he requested humanitarian aid for the more than 100,000 affected by the downpours that have caused flooding, river overflows and landslides in various parts of the country.
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