In the last few hours, the President Ivan Duque assured that Colombia will send economic aid to assist the Ukrainians affected by the Russian invasion. Initially, this support would be 100 thousand dollars. That is, 378,731,395 million Colombian pesos.
(Read: ‘Colombia is open for business and investment’: Duque).
The decision came after the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) raised a request for States to contribute to address the humanitarian crisis and migration that has been unleashed in Ukraine.
“In response to @NATO’s call to allied and partner countries to join in sending humanitarian aid to Ukraine in these difficult times, we have decided to make a donation, through the UNHCR (@Refugees), to assist the civilian population. affected in that country”, the president wrote on his Twitter account.
(What’s more: The US expels hundreds of Colombians invoking health regulations).
Heeding the call of @BORN to allied and partner countries, to join in sending humanitarian aid to Ukraine in these difficult times, we have decided to make a donation, through the UNHCR (@Refugees), to assist the affected civilian population in that country.
– Ivan Duke ?? (@IvanDuque) March 24, 2022
Along with this, the Colombian president will have a telephone meeting with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky. According to information from EL TIEMPO, Duque would express the solidarity of the Colombian government with Ukraine.
For now, the call is being coordinated by the teams of each Government but a specific date has not been established.
(Read: Government Duque would end his term with 19 4G works: what would they be).
The conversation was scheduled for last Friday, March 18, but had to be postponed, because the president of Ukraine he cited a security council that prevented him from holding dialogue with Duque.
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