"In the fight between the world's largest drug producer and the world's largest drug consumer, only organized crime wins, said Santos, who spoke with Jan Martinez Ahrens, editor-in-chief of EL PAIS, at the World in Progress (WIP) forum being organized in Barcelona by the PRISA Group, publisher of EL PAIS. Both peoples lose, emphasized Santos, who currently leads The Elders, a group of world leaders dedicated to promoting sustainability and good governance."
"As long as we have two presidents who insult each other on Twitter [now X] every day, it will be more difficult. Both leaders, the Nobel Prize winner argued, have their own agendas in this clash. Petro has been seeking a confrontation with Trump for some time. His very aggressive speeches against the U.S. aim to portray him as a martyr or as the leader of anti-imperialism; that's an advantage for him, he stated."
Juan Manuel Santos urged Donald Trump and Gustavo Petro to show restraint after their verbal clash over a military attack on an alleged trafficking boat. Trump accused Petro of being an illegal drug leader while Petro complained about the incursion in Colombian waters. Santos warned that in the conflict between the world’s largest drug producer and consumer, organized crime is the only winner and both peoples lose. He noted Colombia’s heavy trade dependence on the U.S. and warned that threats to cut collaboration programs risk damaging a historic partnership. Santos emphasized the need to restore institutionality and international diplomatic instruments.
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