The conversation, of which no further details were known, followed another that on the same night of Sunday’s victory he had with the US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken.
In that meeting, according to Petro, he received congratulations from the official and they discussed the bilateral relationship.
“He expressed his congratulations for our election and we discussed the peace process and actions against climate change in our continent,” the leftist said.
While the spokeswoman for the White House, Karine Jean-Pierre, assured this Tuesday that Biden intends to collaborate with the elected president of Colombia to improve the economy and fight against climate change, as well as to improve security.
“The United States congratulates the people of Colombia for free and fair elections. The President is looking forward to working with the President-elect to advance the US-Colombia relationship, and jointly address key issues such as climate change, building a fairer and more resilient economy, security, and others,” said Jean-Pierre.
Petro became the first left-wing president of Colombia two days ago by winning the second round of elections with 50.47% of the vote over tycoon Rodolfo Hernández.
In this way, he will be the successor of Iván Duque, who guaranteed a “transparent, effective, harmonious and peaceful” transition.
“The first thing that must be recognized to defend democracy is when there is a popular pronouncement. Clearly, Colombians elected a new president yesterday,” he added, in a virtual chat with the writer Mario Vargas Llosa.
Source: Ambito
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