Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Thursday outlined his conversation with US President Donald Trump the day before, denying critics' claims that he “knelt” before the US leader.
Mr Trump said he “appreciated his call and tone” and that arrangements were being made for a potential meeting in Washington.
“Dialogue is where peace is found. Dialogue doesn't kneel, the lie does,” Mr Petro wrote in a post on X in response to critics saying he had called the US leader to convince him he was working to combat drug-trafficking in the country.
In another post, Mr Petro said the call had been enabled by Repu
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