In the midst of the escalation of terrorist actions by the FARC dissidents, under the command of ‘Iván Mordisco’, President Gustavo Petro condemned the attacks, but before parliament he insisted that peace is the way.
“If the main problem today is the climate crisis, which can affect both Swedes and Colombians, the solution is not in swords or armor; The solution is to change the production model, the consumption patterns and the vision of the world, that is, to raise the flag of peace.”said President Petro during his visit to the headquarters of the Swedish Parliament, known as Riksdag, where he met with a large delegation of parliamentarians, led by Andreas Norlén, president of this, which is the highest decision-making assembly in Sweden.
The meeting It took place within the framework of the official visit of the Colombian Head of State to Sweden, at the invitation of Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, scheduled to take place between June 11 and 14, as part of the celebration of the 150th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
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During the president’s stay in Stockholm, the ARC Gloria Ship, flagship of the Colombian Navy, will remain at the Skeppsbron dock, one of the important maritime transport enclaves in the Swedish capital. For this Thursday, June 13, President Gustavo Petro’s work agenda in Stockholm includes a meeting with King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, as well as with Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, among other activities.
Sweden has stood out for being one of the countries that has most supported Colombia in its efforts to achieve peace and reconciliation in the national territory. The pResident Gustavo Petro will explain the peace processes in Colombia on Friday in a forum on “Peace, Reconciliation and Human Rights” at the Swedish Defense University, and will meet with the president of the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), former Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven.
