President Gustavo Petro is in the department of La Guajira and from there suggested the creation of a ‘bullet train’to encourage tourism in this region of the country.
“What are we going to do with the infrastructure? What is going to happen with the railway line? We would have to look at a railway line that runs in a straight line between this port and Albania, when the railway line is straight, the train can be a high-speed one, imagine, governor, you could have a bullet train here, because the machine is not the best. that makes it fast, but that the path is straight“said the president.
The president pointed out that, If the railway line in that territory is used, an attraction for investors could be the hotel sector.. In this way, Petro stated that this would allow that area of the department of La Guajira to produce sufficient resources that could even exceed the money generated from coal.
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The president’s agenda in La Guajira
The Colombian president is in said department along with some of his ministers and government officials, because he will have an extended meeting with the President of the Transitional Council of the Republic of Haiti, Leslie Voltaire, and part of his ministerial cabinet.
Both governments will meet to discuss priority issues on the bilateral agenda, such as peace consolidation, with emphasis on cooperation and the strengthening of state institutions.
In this context, both leaders have expressed their interest in establishing the ‘Colombia-Haiti Work Plan’, which will include key areas such as cooperation, trade and humanitarian affairs.
This expanded meeting with the Republic of Haiti will take place today at the Government House of La Guajira, located in Riohacha, according to the Presidency.
VALENTINA DELGADILLO ABELLO
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