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US approved Colombias criticized counter-narcotics strategy: defense minister
US approved Colombia’s criticized counter-narcotics strategy: defense minister
written by Adriaan Alsema October 25, 2017
Colombia’s defense minister said Tuesday that the United States approved the South American country’s strategy to curb cocaine trafficking Washington is now criticizing.
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US President Donald Trump had earlier threatened to decertify Colombia as a partner in the so-called War on Drugs if it failed to control coca cultivation.
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So we both were wrong, the United States and us. Either we are wrong or someone else is wrong different from us, because these strategies have all been linked with strategic planning and support of the international community, especially the United States.
Defense Minister Luis Carlos Villegas
Defense Minister Luis Carlos Villegas
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President Donald Trump, however, has showed little interest in made agreements, spurring Colombia’s foreign minister to claim “anything could happen” to the countries’ bilateral relations.
More:
https://colombiareports.com/us-approved-colombias-criticized-counter-narcotics-strategy-defense-minister/
LBN:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/10141897709
