The official is recovering at home from a flu case, so he is maintaining himself with some care.
Press conference of the Ministry of Environment on actions to promote tourism in Gorgona National Natural Park.
Due to a strong virus that Defense Minister Iván Velásquez presents, He has had to remain at rest due to medical advice, which has prevented him from traveling to areas affected by public order disturbances.
In a statement the Ministry of Defense indicated that This situation has not prevented Minister Velásquez from continuing to exercise his responsibilities. from his office, leading important actions to guarantee the security and well-being of Colombians.
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The head of the Defense portfolio coordinated with the Army commander General Emilio Cardozo and the police the extraction of injured and threatened people, including the successful transfer of a group of 18 people who were with eThe peasant leader José del Carmen Abril, in a complex risk situation.
These actions have been possible thanks to constant coordination with the Military Forces and the National Police and with the local authorities of those populations.
He also reported that the Minister of Defense has maintained permanent communication with the President of the Republic, Gustavo Petroas well as with senior military and police commanders, to guarantee the continuity of security strategies and attention to priority needs throughout the national territory.
Due to this situation, President Petro traveled to Tibú, Norte de Santanderwhere he led a peace and security council to take measures against the critical public order situation in that region of the National territory.
The Catatumbo area is made up of the municipalities of Ábrego, Convencion, El Carmen, El Tarra, HacaríLa Playa, San Calixto, Sardinata, Teorama and Tibú, in which the ELN, the FARC dissidents, the EPL and other gangs that compete for mobility corridors for drug trafficking commit crimes.
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