The first flight that the diplomat will take will connect him on Monday with Colombia, where Petro will wait for him but also the vice president, France Marquezand the foreign minister, Alvaro Leyva.
State Department spokesman, ned priceexplained in a statement that Blinken wishes to dialogue with the Colombian authorities on the implementation of “a comprehensive approach to combat drug trafficking and mitigate its impacts on health, safety and the environment.”
It will also offer its “collaboration” for the implementation of the 2016 Peace Accords, Price said.
Meanwhile, on Wednesday, he will go to Chile to meet Boric and the Chilean Foreign Minister, Antonia Urrejola.
Before the leaders, The American will address issues of investment, regional security, human rights, immigration and the climate crisis.
That same agenda will take him to visit the National Electrical Coordinator, a body that coordinates the operation of Chile’s electrical system.
After passing through the trans-Andean country, Blinken will go to Peru to participate in the annual general assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS).
In this framework, he will meet with the secretary general of the regional bloc, Louis Almagroand will co-chair a meeting on irregular migration, a major problem for the United States on its border with Mexico.
Later, he will meet with Castillo and senior officials to discuss regional security, the environment, and economic development.
Washington “closely follows” elections in Brazil
The diplomat’s tour will take place after the presidential elections in Brazil between the leftist Lula da Silva and the rightist Jai Bolsonaro.
Washington warned this week that it “closely follows” the elections and called for them to be “free and fair.”
Consulted by the press, Blinken stated: “I can only say, in general terms, that Brazil has very strong democratic institutions, including very strong electoral institutions, which they have proven time and time again.”
“We hope that will be the case in the upcoming elections this weekend,” he remarked.
Source: Ambito
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