US escalates criticism of Colombia's president at the UN, calls for action against drug trafficking
Published on: Oct. 4, 2025, 5:29 a.m. | Source: Devdiscourse
The United States accused Colombias president on Friday of undermining progress to lasting peace and urged its government to make combating violence and drug trafficking by narco-terrorist groups a priority.US Ambassador Mike Waltz told a UN Security Council meeting that President Gustavo Petros policies in Colombia and around the world are frankly irresponsible failures that have led the country to greater instability and violence.Relations between the United States and Colombia reached a new low last week after Petro, a leftist, participated in a pro-Palestinian protest during the annual gathering of world leaders at the UN General Assembly.
