To repair US-Colombia ties, Trump and Petro should focus on counternarcotics and Venezuela

(Kevin Whitaker – Atlantic Council) Colombian President Gustavo Petro will meet with US President Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday amid the most tense period of US-Colombia relations in decades. Despite the two presidents’ public disputes, the United States and Colombia have shared interests when it comes to combating drug trafficking in Latin America and ensuring Venezuela’s stability. An Oval Office meeting that focuses on these two areas can help put bilateral relations on a better path ahead of the next Colombian president’s inauguration later this year.

To repair US-Colombia ties, Trump and Petro should focus on counternarcotics and Venezuela – Atlantic Council