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Colombia's Petro Threatens to Alter Glencore Contract Over Israel Coal ...
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Gustavo Petro attacked, once again, the mining multinationals. This time he did so before the Community of Latin American States (CELAC): “They are carrying Colombian coal by boat [to Israel] and they are making bombs (...) although the president decreed no.” An attack that adds to that of last July 20, when he released similar accusations in a derogatory tone in front of Congress. Claudia Bejarano, responsible for the operation in Colombia of o…
By Hira Humayun and Isa Cardona, CNN The President of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, announced that he could modify the country’s agreement with the mining company Glencore due to the company’s coal shipments to Israel in the context of the Gaza war. Petro stated that he was willing to “ unilaterally change the concession contract” and face possible legal repercussions. During an event of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (Celac), h…
President Gustavo Petro. Image: Flickr Presidencia. President Gustavo Petro’s government tightened its diplomatic stance against Israel in the midst of the conflict in Gaza. In May 2024, Colombia announced the breakdown of diplomatic relations with the Israeli state, and later the president ordered to suspend all exports of coal to that country, in rejection of what he has described as a “genocide” against the Palestinian people. That decision n…
The president of Colombia broke diplomatic relations with Israel and is a critic of Benjamin Netanyahu, called 'genocida'
The former Trade Minister holds the President responsible for including a clause that allowed the sale of coal to Israel.
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