The Colombian President, Gustavo Petroand the High Representative of the European Union (EU) for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrellspoke this Friday in Bogotá about the peace process with the FARC and about cooperation between Europe and Latin America.
This was stated by Borrell in Cartagena de Indias, where he participates in the forum “Latin America, the Caribbean and Europe: Recalibrating our strategic association”, organized by the European External Action Service (EEAS) and the EU-LAC Foundation.
Borrell told reporters that he spoke with Petro about “the peace process, the Europe-Latin America bilateral collaboration and Russia’s aggression against Ukraine.”
“Latin America has voted en masse in the United Nations against the invasion, condemning this invasion, it has to make an effort to foster peace, understanding that it is a just peace, not the peace of the defeated, but a peace that respects the principles of the United Nations“, he added.
Regarding the forum, which is held at the Spanish Cooperation Training Center in Cartagena de Indias, its objective is to work with “intellectuals and political and social leaders from various European countries, not only with Colombiato try to better understand what is the role of each one in this new global geopolitical scenario”.
“I want to thank all those who have responded to our call for us to discuss, dialogue and try to prepare well for the summit between the European Union and Latin America behind closed doors,” added the high representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy.
