President Gustavo Petro said the decision was made due to Israel’s actions in Gaza

Defense Minister Luis Petri presented a letter of intent to NATO Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoana in Brussels

Ambassador Romero will return to Buenos Aires and a new Argentine ambassador will be appointed in Bogotá

The foreign minister stated that she had not received official confirmation of Bogotá’s decision to expel Argentine diplomats

The Colombian foreign ministry said Milei’s comments ‘deteriorated the trust’ of the country

The Foreign Minister accused Milei of disregarding the ‘deep ties of friendship’ between both countries

Bolivia announced a record nine-tonne haul of the drug two days earlier

The area planted with coca, the base ingredient in cocaine, rose by 13% to 2,300 square kilometers in Colombia in 2022.

Presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio was gunned down while leaving a campaign event in Quito last August