"Sudden detente follows a phone call between the two leaders in which they discussed drugs and other disagreements', Trump says. United States President Donald Trump has invited Colombian leader Gustavo Petro to the White House, days after accusing him of trafficking cocaine and threatening military action against his government. The sudden detente on Wednesday followed an hour-long phone call between Trump and Petro, in which the two leaders discussed the situation of drugs and other disagreements, according to the US president."
"He said a detente was under way and that he had to change his speech at the last minute. If we don't speak, there is war. Colombia's history has taught us that, the former rebel fighter said. And what happened is that we talked and re-established communication for the first time. I talked about two things: Venezuela and the issue of drug trafficking, he said. I gave him our numbers of what we are doing to fight drugs."
"It was a Great Honour to speak with the President of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, who called to explain the situation of drugs and other disagreements that we have had, Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform. I appreciated his call and tone and look forward to meeting him in the near future. Trump added arrangements are being made for a meeting in Washington between himself and Petro, but gave no specific date for a meeting."
United States President Donald Trump invited Colombian leader Gustavo Petro to the White House after an hour-long phone call in which they discussed drugs and other disagreements. The call followed Trump's prior accusation that Petro trafficked cocaine and threats of military action after the US's abduction of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, which had prompted Petro to call for public protests. Trump said arrangements are being made for a Washington meeting. Petro told demonstrators that detente was underway, described discussions on Venezuela and drug trafficking, and accused Colombian politicians of misleading Trump.
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