The outgoing Colombian vice president, Marta Lucía Ramírez, said that the government of Iván Duque will not invite “the dictators of Venezuela or Nicaragua” to the inauguration of the new Colombian president Gustav Petro.
“We have said it clearly since the day of the election: the government of President Iván Duque would not invite any dictator to Colombia because it goes once morest our democratic conviction,” he told the media.
Colombian Vice President reiterates that they did not invite Maduro
Likewise, Marta Lucía Ramírez pointed out that “if President-elect Petro has to receive something today, it is that Colombia represents democracy, confidence in democracy. In such a way that we neither invite them nor will they come. They cannot arrive if they are not invited”, referring to the presidents Nicolás Maduro and Daniel Ortega.
Inauguration of Gustavo Petro
This Sunday, August 7, the inauguration of the new president of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, will take place.
Altos leaders and delegations from several countries arrived in Colombian territory to accompany the new president at the event in Bogotá that will mark the beginning of his term.
Among the guests are President Guillermo Lasso of Ecuador and Mario Abdo Benítez, president of the Republic of Paraguay.
