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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
Bogota, October 20 (Xinhua) — Colombia's ambassador to the United States has been recalled to Bogota amid growing tensions between the two countries, the Colombian Foreign Ministry announced Monday morning.
The head of the Colombian diplomatic mission "was recalled for consultations by President Gustavo Petro and is now in Bogotá," the ministry said in a statement published on the social network X.
This is the second time Ambassador Daniel García-Peña has been recalled in less than five months. The previous recall, on July 3, occurred after the US State Department announced that Secretary of State Marco Rubio had recalled Chargé d'Affaires John McNamara to Washington for urgent consultations. At the time, the US State Department noted that it was "taking other steps to express our deep concern about the current state of US-Colombian relations."
Mr. Petro published a statement on social media that same day, announcing the “mirror” recall of Colombia’s ambassador to the United States for consultations, while reaffirming his country’s commitment to developing relations with the United States.
The bone of contention in the escalating interstate conflict has been the US strikes on ships suspected of carrying drugs in the southern Caribbean since September. At least 27 people have died as a result of these strikes.
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