Overview
- Both leaders described the talks as cordial and said they would collaborate to counter narcotrafficking, without offering details.
- The meeting followed a sharp rift that included a U.S. visa revocation for Petro, Treasury sanctions and Bogotá’s suspension of intelligence cooperation in November 2025.
- Petro claimed major trafficking leaders operate from Dubai, Madrid and Miami, asserting that U.S. agencies know their whereabouts.
- Petro said the discussion also touched on Venezuelan gas transit through Colombia and possible U.S. mediation over trade tensions with Quito.
- The diplomatic thaw comes as Colombia faces worsening security metrics, including UN estimates of 253,000 hectares of coca in 2023 and an escalating Catatumbo conflict linked to displacement and an ELN “armed strike” call.