Petro dice que Nicolás Maduro no debe dar órdenes a los militares de Colombia
El presidente de Colombia, Gustavo Petro, aseguró este jueves que Nicolás Maduro no debe dar órdenes al Ejército colombiano, en respuesta a un llamado del gobernante venezolano para que los militares de los dos países protejan la soberanía. «No, él no tiene que dar órdenes a los militares», afirmó Petro al ser consultado sobre si […]
TL;DR
- President Petro rejected Maduro's call for joint military action, stating Maduro cannot order Colombian military.
- Petro emphasized mutual respect as the basis for relations between Colombia and Venezuela.
- Petro suggested that only a constituent assembly could allow for one head of state to order military forces of another nation.
- Petro identified the ELN as the only binational armed organization of Venezuelans and Colombians.
- Petro called the ELN an enemy of Colombia, Venezuela, and Latin America, citing its violent actions and impact on homicides.
- Peace talks between the Colombian government and the ELN, initiated in November 2022, were suspended in August 2024 after a bilateral ceasefire expired.