The Colombian president, Gustavo Petroproposed today to Pope Francisco the celebration in Vatican of a round of negotiations with the National Liberation Army (THE N).
“We may do a round here (in the Vatican), we will talk to him THE N. Well, it seems that we can build an even deeper step in the abandonment of violence with a scenario like this, it would seem very suggestive for the entire society.”he explained Petro to the media upon leaving the meeting with the pope.
And he added that “The Pope agrees that we take deeper steps in the Peace Agreements”.
Petro said that “The Catholic Church has been a great support in Colombia for all peace processes and it is at this moment in relation to the peace process with the THE N”so now the Vatican “It could be the scene of a round of negotiations.”
“I would be very interested in the next (round) or the one that can be established with the THE N can be uncovered here for many reasons that have to do with history“, highlighted the president in the Plaza de Saint Peter.
During the conversation with the pope, the Catholic movement of the Community of San Egidio “with great experience in peace processes in Central America, in Africa and also in Colombia” and that the Colombian president visited the day before, but did not reveal whether they would be part of this negotiation.
In addition to the peace negotiations, Petro pointed out that they also addressed the climate crisis and gave the example of some Pacific islands. “that are sinking right now” and “their populations have to be evacuated practically urgently”; They also talked about Nicaragua.
He highlighted his coincidence with the Pope “even from the political point of view and not only religious”, Well, their “encyclicals are inspiring, like the ‘Laudato si’ on the protection of nature, and also ‘Fratelli Tutti‘”.
This last “practically proposes how we defend in Colombia the departure of a regime that we call neoliberal, which has weakened the States, which has then handed over societies to mafia controls throughout South America and that has filled South America of social inequality.”
In reference to Nicaragua and the water conflict, Petro explained that ““must begin with a conversation between the presidents to ensure that artisanal fishing is not affected” and then talk about other issues and indicated that he would also like “that in Nicaragua a normalization of the religious activity”.
The president of Colombia also referred to his complaint about the silence of prosecutor Francisco Barbosa for the harassment of his daughter, Antonella Petroduring a vacation in Florida and assured that “They are already repetitive and systematic crimes” and “is not a isolated incidentas it could have been understood before.”
“The harassment is repetitive when my daughter is on the street or anywhere and this is a crime; and if it is a crime, then the jurisdiction rests with the prosecutor.”he added.
