This Friday, President Gustavo Petro will be in Washington. He arrived a few minutes ago to visit the White House for the second time, after meeting his American counterpart Joe Biden at the presidential headquarters on April 20. This time it is an important summit with other leaders.

(This might interest you: President Petro left Bogotá late and did not have a meeting with Boric in Washington)

“President Joseph R. Biden will welcome leaders from the Western Hemisphere to the White House on November 3 for the inauguration ofe the Leaders Summit for Cooperation in the Americas for Economic Prosperity“, they expressed from the United States.

This meeting, scheduled from 8:30 a.m. Colombian timeaims to combat economic inequality, promote regional economic integration and create good jobs.

President Petro and 10 other leaders from the following countries were summoned for this meeting: Barbados, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Uruguay.

According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Colombian president confirmed his participation a month ago through a letter to Biden: “EThe Colombian head of state confirmed his participation in the October 3 meeting, in a letter sent to President Biden. and said it will highlight the importance of clean energy, entrepreneurship, innovation, access to clean water, right to nutritious food, implementation circular economy, protection of biodiversity and capacity building in physical and digital infrastructure.

Today’s summit day will be divided into two sessions, one in the morning and one in the afternoon, with the host country closing.

Also on the President’s agenda There was a bilateral meeting with Gabriel Boric, but he left Bogotá late and will not be able to keep his previous summit appointment..

Juan Pablo Penagos Ramirez

POLITICAL EDITING