South American Nation Abruptly Shuts Embassy in Pretoria
- 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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Recently elected, the Colombian president has already announced that he will break up his relations with Havana. ...
After Ecuador and Costa Rica Colombia also wants to cut relations with Cuba. Havana sees a US-led policy behind it.
HAVANA (AP) — Cuba described Tuesday as an “act of subordination” to the United States the decision of Colombia’s elected president, Abelardo de la Espriella, to give a turn to foreign policy when he takes over the reins of his...
De la Espriella desists from holding swearing-in ceremony at military base
President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella has apparently given up trying to be sworn in before the military and asked Congress to allow the ceremony to take place in Cali, Colombia’s third largest city. In an address to the nation, De la Espriella said Sunday that volcanic activity made travel to Popayan, the capital of Cauca, made a “secure, well-organized” inauguration ceremony all but impossible. “For this reason, I respectfully ask the honora…
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the island, if the decision were made, the subordination of the next government of Colombia to the policies of division and confrontation promoted by the United States would be evident.
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