Colombian President Iván Duque met with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday in New York, with whom he discussed matters on the bilateral agenda.
Duque reported that he held a productive meeting with Boris Johnson, who expressed his interest in working together against climate change, financing goals that Colombia set for itself in carbon neutrality and in the expansion of protected areas.
“We are going to Glasgow with the idea of reducing our greenhouse gas emissions by 51% by 2030 and achieving carbon neutrality by 2050. The UK not only wants to finance that transition but also the conservation of protected areas in Colombia,” he said. the mandatary.
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In addition, he indicated that they made progress in the talks to sign the Free Trade Agreement, which has already passed through the Colombian Congress and must be reviewed by the Constitutional Court.
“We have talked about the commitments to advance on issues such as technologies of the fourth industrial revolution and having companies from the United Kingdom investing in Colombia in energy transition, artificial intelligence and cybersecurity,” said President Duque.
The president holds different bilateral meetings with world personalities in New York, within the framework of the United Nations General Assembly.
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