Murillo recalled that “Colombia has nice expertise in treating individuals who have suffered some kind of mutilation, particularly within the Navy Hospital” / Photograph: EFE
The Colombian Overseas Minister, Luis Gilberto Murillo, said that an try might be made to carry between 35 and 50 kids who suffered some kind of mutilation throughout the warfare within the Gaza Strip to the nation to deal with them in native hospitals.
“The aim is to have the ability to result in 35 or 50 boys or ladies who’ve some kind of mutilation, who’re in Egypt and have been affected by the battle in Gaza,” Murillo mentioned in statements to journalists in Bogotá.
The minister added that the concept is “that they will include their household companions for a interval of as much as six months following which return to Egypt,” the place they’re refugees.
“I had the chance to speak in regards to the subject (each) with the Overseas Minister of Egypt and Jordan, who’re going to assist this program. And we’re inviting different international locations to hitch this system, both by offering assets to Colombia or by establishing comparable packages,” he added.
The minister recalled that “Colombia has intensive expertise in treating individuals who have suffered some kind of mutilation, particularly within the Navy Hospital,” as a result of armed battle.
“Within the case of the warfare between Russia and Ukraine, we consider that in a time of peace, Colombia can contribute in that sense and likewise with demining,” he added.
Colombian President Gustavo Petro is a fervent defender of the Palestinian trigger and a critic of Israel, a rustic whose army actions in Gaza he typically compares to these of the Nazis in World Conflict II and with which he broke diplomatic relations on Could 2. .
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2024-06-21 19:39:41
