Colombian President Petro discussed Venezuelan gas and drug fight with Trump

(Patria) - Colombian President Gustavo Petro stated on Tuesday to local radio station Caracol that he and his American counterpart Donald Trump discussed the possibility of exporting Venezuelan gas through Colombia, the fight against drug trafficking, and Colombia's trade dispute with Ecuador, Reuters reported.

The two have clashed since Trump began his current term.

The American leader has repeatedly accused Petro's administration, without evidence, of enabling a constant flow of cocaine into the United States, imposed sanctions on the Colombian president, and threatened military action against the South American country.

Petro has sharply criticized US support for Israel and called for criminal proceedings over US airstrikes on ships suspected of drug smuggling in the Caribbean.

But relations seem to have thawed last month, and photos Petro posted on social media platform X suggest their meeting was cordial.

We discussed eradication, but not aerial fumigation of coca crops, Petro said, and asked Trump to help capture major drug traffickers living abroad and mediate tensions with Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa.