South American Nation Abruptly Shuts Embassy in Pretoria
The overhaul would redirect savings to security, health and education while restoring ties with Israel and ending relations with Cuba and Nicaragua.
- President-Elect Abelardo de la Espriella announced plans to close 14 embassies and 15 consulates as part of a diplomatic overhaul, pledging to sever ties with Cuba and Nicaragua upon taking office on August 7.
- "In my government there will be no ties whatsoever with tyrannies," De la Espriella declared, arguing Colombia requires "modern, efficient" diplomacy that redirects resources from bureaucracy toward security priorities.
- The incoming administration will reopen Colombia's embassy in Jerusalem, restoring ties with Israel, and establish a new mission in Nigeria to pursue "strategic opportunities" within Africa.
- De la Espriella confirmed his August 7 swearing-in ceremony will occur in Cali rather than Bogot, breaking with tradition; outgoing President Gustavo Petro criticized the venue change.
- The president-elect intends to abandon Petro's "total peace" policy amid heightened security concerns, while his diplomatic realignment coincides with increased United States pressure on Cuba and Nicaragua, where President Daniel Ortega recently indicated election restrictions.
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South American nation abruptly shuts embassy in Pretoria
Colombia’s far-right President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella has announced the abrupt closure of the country’s embassy in Pretoria. According to De la Espriella, the sweeping diplomatic overhaul – which affects 14 countries globally – is driven by a desire to reduce state expenditure and radically realign the South American nation’s foreign policy ahead of his inauguration on 7 August 2026. The incoming administration claims it intends to redir…
Santa Maria Times
Independent EspañolBOGOTÁ (AP) — President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella intends to turn Colombian foreign policy around with the closure of more than a dozen embassies, including that of Cuba and Nicaragua, countries with which...
These are the 14 embassies that Colombia will close by order of the next president Abelardo de la Espriella.
De la Espriella to close Colombian embassies in 14 countries and cut ties with Cuba and Nicaragua
Colombia's president-elect, Abelardo de la Espriella, announced that his government will close the country's embassies in fourteen nations and will not maintain relations with Cuba and Nicaragua, which he described as 'tyrannies.' The measure, released on Sunday night in a video on his social media accounts, will take effect from his inauguration on August 7.
By Fernando Ramos, CNN en Español. Abelardo De La Espriella, who will assume power in Colombia on August 7, wants to impose his own style on public administration. And, to that end, he has already made a series of announcements that mark a reconfiguration of the state apparatus and Colombian foreign policy. This Sunday, in a statement... The post Before assuming the presidency of Colombia, De la Espriella anticipates closing 14 embassies appeare…
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