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Joe Biden received his Colombian counterpart, Ivan Duque, at the White House this Thursday, March 10. Surrounded by ministers and high-level representatives, the two men endeavored to bring their countries closer together.
With our correspondent in Washington, Guillaume Naudin
A new bicentennial partnership to celebrate the 200th anniversary of US-Colombian relations is what was agreed between Joe Biden and Ivan Duke who stormed with kindnesses.
To seal this new pact, the United States decided to make Colombia a major ally outside of NATO. Fifteen countries are in this case. They do not benefit from the automatic protection of the Atlantic Alliance, but have access to certain privileges in terms of defense and the economy.
The issue of Venezuelan refugees
The two men also discussed the issue of immigration and in particular the management by Colombia of almost 2 million refugees from Venezuela, who will now have the opportunity to work locally in Colombia. The goal is to dissuade them from making the trip north and trying to cross into the United States, where the debate on immigration and border control is costing Democrats dearly.
On the other hand, the two men did not publicly mention the file which has tarnished relations between the two countries in recent days, namely the rapprochement at first discreet, but which was rumored between the United States and Venezuelaa hated neighbor of Colombia, to free American prisoners and try to find alternatives to Russian oil.
►To read: Embargo on Russian oil: Venezuela, an alternative considered by the United States
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