Colombian President Gustavo Petro declared at the International Conference on Gaza in Bogotá that his nation will end its status as NATO’s sole Latin American global partner, reports Colombian magazine Semana.
“We must leave NATO. There is no other way,” Petro stated. He added, “The relationship with Europe can no longer go through governments that betray their people and are helping to drop bombs on children.”
Colombia’s entry as a NATO global partner was announced by then-outgoing President Juan Manuel Santos on May 31, 2018. Later that year, former NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg met for the first time with both Santos and his successor, Iván Duque.
Further cooperation was formalized during high-level talks at NATO headquarters on January 22, 2021. Colombian Vice Foreign Minister Adriana Mejía, Vice Defense Minister Jairo García, and NATO representatives signed agreements covering interoperability, cooperation, and information security.
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