In depth: Mike Pompeo talks peace, drugs, trade and Venezuela in Colombia

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In depth: Mike Pompeo talks peace, drugs, trade and Venezuela in Colombia
by Adriaan Alsema

United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo reiterated his country’s long-standing priorities in Colombia after a meeting with President Ivan Duque on Wednesday.

The brief press conference that followed Pompeo’s meeting with Duque and other government representatives was hardly substantial and introduced no subjects that weren’t on the bilateral agenda when former Presidents Barack Obama and Juan Manuel Santos were still in office.

Peace

Pompeo reiterated Washington DC’s expressed support for Colombia’s ongoing peace process that began in late 2016 after a deal between far-left rebel group FARC, the Santos administration and victims.

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