Words from a Biden advisor on Petro’s drug policy in Colombia

After meeting Gustavo Petro and Joe Biden at the White HouseAdviser to the US President, Juan Gonzalez, spoke about the issues discussed by both presidents on Thursday, April 20. At the meeting of the heads of state, they discussed economic relations between Colombia and the United States, anti-drug policy, restoration of the Amazon rainforest and clean energy in the region.

According to Gonzalez, “The meeting with Petro was good and positive, and the conversation very fluid and comprehensive.” In fact, at the end of the day,The feeling of optimism was because they agreed on the goals. One of the issues they agreed upon was to work on interconnecting the electric grids in both hemispheres“, The official said in an interview with W Radio.

What are the conclusions about anti-drug policy?

According to Gustavo Pietro’s statements, the two countries agree to “build a more effective drug policy, Where the peasants can get guarantees or better conditions for the production of anything other than coca leaves.”

Therefore, the two leaders put on the table the creation of a new agrarian reform that would not attack the peasant population but the economic structure of the drug traffickers. “The peasant is not a threat but the money that coca puts into the pockets of criminal groups that threaten the state and attack the Colombian people.But we have very positive talks with Colombia in this regard. Gonzalez told Radio Caracol.

finally, According to Gonzalez, although fentanyl is not a drug produced in Colombia, the fight against drug trafficking can reduce the effect of the substance in countries such as Mexico and the United States. Gonzalez noted that “the fight against fentanyl is the key to the dialogue with Colombia, and the main question is how to design an anti-drug policy that has an impact, and how this policy will have an impact on this issue.”