"Officials in Colombia say the country will continue to share intelligence with international agencies combatting drug trafficking, just days after President Gustavo Petro said he was suspending such collaboration with the United States over attacks on vessels in international waters. Colombian Defence Minister Pedro Arnulfo Sanchez said in a social media post on Thursday that Petro had provided clear instructions to maintain a continuous flow of information with international agencies working on drug trafficking."
"list of 3 itemsend of list Against transnational crime, the answer is international cooperation, Sanchez wrote on X. The country's interior minister, Armando Benedetti, also said in a separate statement that there had been a misunderstanding and Petro never said that US security agencies would stop working in Colombia alongside their Colombian counterparts. We will continue working as this Government has done against drug trafficking and crime with the United States, Benedetti said on social media."
"The apparent about-face comes after Petro a left-wing leader and vocal critic of US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that an order had been issued to suspend communications and other dealings with US security agencies. Petro has been critical of a series of deadly US attacks on boats in the Caribbean Sea that the Trump administration accused of smuggling illegal drugs. The strikes have prompted widespread condemnation, with United Nations officials and other experts saying they amount to clear violations of international law."
Colombia will continue to share intelligence with international agencies combating drug trafficking despite a recent order from President Gustavo Petro to suspend collaboration with US security agencies. Defence Minister Pedro Arnulfo Sanchez said Petro instructed a continuous flow of information with international anti-drug agencies. Interior Minister Armando Benedetti said there was a misunderstanding and that Petro never ordered US security agencies to stop working alongside Colombian counterparts. Petro has criticized deadly US strikes on suspected drug-smuggling boats in international waters, and United Nations officials have condemned the attacks as potential violations of international law.
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