During the event that brought together more than 4,000 SENA apprentices who support the popular consultation, which was held on Tuesday, May 6 in the Plaza de Armas of the House of Nariño, President Petro announced that he will travel next week to China where he will also arrive president of the CELAC (community of Latin American and Caribbean states).
“I’m going to sign the Silk Route, your letter of intention“He said, but added that” we are going to talk about you to you, I’m not going to kneel, “and said that on his trip to China he will meet with President Xi Jinping, with whom”We will put problems in force today: Why does China have a commercial surplus? We a deficit for 14 billion dollars annually. That leads us to poverty, and I don’t want China to be a poverty producer”He said.
The Colombian president considered that the commercial balance has to be equated, either with investments from China in Colombia, that is, buying things from Colombia. “And that we are going to talk about, because I do not speak against the interests of the people”, In direct allusion to those who oppose Colombia to strengthen their commercial relationship with the Asian giant, in that sense President Petro insisted that”Colombia is free to speak with China. ”
good relations with the United States
“What damage did China do us? Has he invaded us, he took Panama perhaps? Who took Panama?”, He questioned.
-He clarified that as head of state “I want to have good relations with the United States ”, referring to the possibility that Colombia enters the Silk route, a strategy in which more than 100 countries have signed commercial agreements with the Asian country for the exchange of goods, services and cultures.
“I am not in commercial competence with China or with the United States. Colombia is won that has the best proposal in any tender. If the gringos compete with China, make the best proposal, not that because they are gringos then I have to give them the tender because it would be a corrupt ”, assured.
Denied to former lawyer Leyva
The head of state took the opportunity to deny the former chancellor Álvaro Leyva, who through a letter made public on Tuesday said that on the trip to Beijing in October 2023 President Petro did not talk to his counterpart Xi Jinping.
“¡Liar! I did talk to Xi Jinping. I have to confess it, it was a mistake of mine to believe in the Foreign Ministry, because I went to make an agreement of intention of the Silk route, which is what I am going to do now. Intention agreement. The next government will see if intention goes to reality, and must go to reality”Said President Petro
