Far-left President Gustavo Petro purged Colombia’s diplomatic staff in China reportedly claiming they “sabotaged” his administration’s outreach to the communist regime.
Petro made the announcement during a meeting on Monday evening with his cabinet ministers. He claimed that Colombia’s diplomatic staff in China are allegedly hindering bilateral relations between Colombia and China and are “modifying” official agendas without due authorization, instructing his Foreign Minister Rosa Villavicencio to fire the accused personnel.
“Because here we have a Foreign Ministry that is embarrassed to engage with China and sabotages relations. All those people have to go. I want relations with all the peoples of the world, not just one. That’s not relations with humanity, that’s colonialism,” Petro told Villavicencio.
“The change of embassy staff in China, which sabotages relations, they change their schedules, cancel appointments without us knowing,” he continued.
Petro, who cannot run for reelec
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