In the Latin American region, Colombian Presidents Gustavo Petro and Naive Bukele are divided on the most appropriate security policy.
José Jaime Uscátegui, head of the Democratic Center of the Colombian House of Representatives (legislative assembly), has invited President Nayib Bukele to Colombia by the end of 2023, RCN Radio reported.
According to Colombian media, Uscategui was visiting El Salvador with his brother, Mayor of Usaquen, Julian Uscategui, and took the opportunity to invite him to the Patriots Summit.
“The invitation, in the Capitol, was made to President Nayib Bukele for the Patriots summit in Bogota on October 2, where they also met with Minister of Justice and Public Security Gustavo Villatoro. To know in detail El Salvador’s territorial management plan,” the lawmaker said.
The Patriot Summit is an event organized by the Centro Democratico party and attended by international politicians.
The invitation was given at the moment President Bukele made a second clash of words via Twitter, with Petro citing a US judicial indictment being filed over a supposed deal with the current government of El Salvador. MS13, referring to two current officials.
NEWS — Head of Jose Jaime Uscategui @jjuscategui He met with the Minister of Justice and Public Security of El Salvador, Gustavo Villatro, and invited the President of El Salvador, Naive Bukele, to Colombia. @rcn radio pic.twitter.com/4AcOGfzNEZ
– Sebastian Casas (@JuanCasasH) March 9, 2023
Bukele told Petro that the son of the President of Colombia, Nicolas Petro Burgos, was accused of keeping money from people involved in corruption and drug trafficking that he allegedly gave him for Petro’s presidential campaign. It reminded me that
Previously, the Colombian president was constantly criticizing on Twitter, questioning El Salvador’s prison system and the way it was managed.
The president has not given a response prior to the announcement of the invitation made by Uscategui.
Source: Diario Elmundo
