The president will meet with authorities of the Asian country in order to strengthen the bilateral relationship and strengthen commercial ties.
President Gustavo Petro.
Photo: Presidency.
Between September 2 and 7, President Gustavo Petro will make an official visit to Japan, which includes the cities of Tokyo and Osaka.
The president will meet with Asian country authorities in order to Strengthen the bilateral relationship and strengthen commercial ties between both nations.
Although the details of the Head of State’s agenda are not yet known, it is clear that the Petro administration has set its gaze on the Asian continent as a key part of its foreign policy, with the purpose of not relying exclusively on the United States.
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In fact, in May of this year The country’s entry to the so -called Silk Route was signed with China, which includes new commercial agreements with this power.
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Benedetti in charge
The Presidency of the Republic issued the decree through which it designates to the Minister of the Interior, Armando Benedetti, as in charge of the presidential functions during the absence of the president.
“For the time that the absence of the President of the Republic lasts, because of the trip referred to in the recitals of this decree, Delégue yourself in Interior Minister, Dr. Armando Alberto Benedetti Villaneda, legal functions”, Says the document.
In the decree, the presidential functions that Benedetti may exercise, listed in the articles of the Political Constitution cited in the same text were also specified.
It is worth mentioning that Nariño’s house also informed the Congress of the Republic about Petro’s departure from the country and the designation of Benedetti, through a letter sent by the president himself to the president of the corporation, Lidio García Turbay.
Source: Integrated information system.
