“It is not a unilateral action by Colombia. If you want to modify it, you have to renegotiate it with the United States,” says Analdex.
The president of the National Foreign Trade Association (Analdex) recalled that any decision on commercial treaties must go through Congress and that international commitments are not immediately suspended.
The president of Analdex, Javier Díaz, referred to President Gustavo Petro’s announcements about the intention of canceling the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Israel and renegotiate the agreement with the United States. Díaz explained that these decisions do not depend onand a unilateral action of the government.
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“The first thing to point out is that the president is not autonomous to do that, he has to go through Congress. The Congress of the Republic has to approve the complaint of the FTA with Israel,” he said.
The union leader added that, even if the agreement with Israel is denounced, the commitments acquired are maintained for six months. “The same happens with the NAFTA with the United States. It is not a unilateral action by Colombia. If you want to modify it, you have to renegotiate it with the states United and needs the Congress approval and authorization of the United States Congress. It is not so easy or in a short time, ”he said.
Exports to Israel: coal and flowers lead trade
Between January and July 2025, Colombian exports to Israel were led by the Thermal Hullaswith a fob value of 69.4 million dollarswhich represented the 68% of the totalalthough with a fall in 60% compared to the same period of 2024.
Second were located The other unleashed coffees, without decaffeinatingwith 26.3 million dollarsthat a 58.8% And they reached a participation of the 25.8%.
Other prominent products were the flowersespecially fresh carnations and roses, with more than 1.6 million dollars togetheralthough with mixed variations: the carnations increased 7.7%while the roses fell 19.2%. They were also exported fresh alstroemeriaswhich decreased 13.7%.
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The list is completed by industrial and consumer goods such as parts of airplanes and helicopters (584 thousand dollars), tapas and plastic devices (527 thousand dollars), cane sugar (503 thousand dollars) and confectionery (474 thousand dollars).
Source: Integrated information system
