(Cristobal Vasquezand, Bernd Debusmann Jr – BBC) Colombian President Gustavo Petro is heading to Washington for a high-stakes trip to meet US President Donald Trump, the first in-person meeting between the two after months of escalating tensions and angry rhetoric. Venezuela, drug trafficking, oil, security and US strikes on alleged drug vessels will be high on the agenda when they meet at the White House on Tuesday. While the two men were cordial in a phone call after the 3 January US military operation to seize Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro, Petro has since said he believes that there is a “real threat” of military action against Colombia. Trump, for his part, has previously said that a military operation in Colombia “sounds good”.
Petro to meet Trump at White House – after months of angry rhetoric
