Hard attack against Laura Sarabia: “That he renounces. We have a first handling the Foreign Ministry “

Luc Williams

The diplomatic crisis between the United States and Colombia unleashed a whole political storm for the president’s government Gustavo Petro And it occurred in the midst of the Chancellor’s change, who is the person in charge of the country’s international relations. The situation unleashed after the refusal of the Colombian head of state to refuse to receive some deported nationals because he considered that they were not being treated with dignity.

The controversy exploded to the then outgoing chancellor Luis Gilberto Murillo, who quickly had to move communications with the North American nation and solve the conflict that Petro unleashed. Next to her was Laura Sarabia, the most powerful woman in the government, who has gone through different positions and now assumed the foreign relations portfolio.

This became the first crisis that Sarabia had to face, although at that time he had not possessed in office. She, like Murillo, was in direct contact with the White House and even asked for help from different political voices, such as the former president Álvaro Uribe Vélez.

The new chancellor has been very questioned, mainly, due to the scandal with the nanny Marelbys Meza, so her appointment did not go unnoticed and unleashed multiple reactions. Christian GarcésRepresentative to the Chamber for the Democratic Center, spoke in De Petro’s decision and launched a strong criticism of the former director of the Department of Social Prosperity (DPS).

“I would recommend Laura Sarabia to resign, she is not trained for that position. We went from Luis Gilberto Murillo, one of the Colombians with the greatest experience in international relations, to Laura Sarabia, who has nothing, ”Garcés said bluntly.

The congressman made it clear that the appointment, from his perspective, is a “irresponsibility” by the first president and stressed that this can bring consequences in different aspects. “He puts her there to protect her from the criminal investigations that the lady has, this is very serious,” said.

“All positive government action is supported, we do not oppose, we do not oppose acts that are positive for the country. Let’s not wait for the great international relations with a president tweeting against the ‘white man who considers himself supreme in the world’ ”, pointed out.

Garcés said that the head of state is “pulling” the great powers, where Colombia has a lot to lose if the relationship is damaged. What, in addition, adds to the fact that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is now leading a person without experience in diplomatic positions. “We have a first handling the Foreign Ministry,” said.

The representative also warned that beyond the crisis had decreased, it is clear that the relationship with the United States can be damaged at any time.

“Colombia entirely realized that at a given time they were damaged and this situation was resolved. But if the government had not had Dr. Murillo there and something had not happened at that time that he has stopped the act of the president, at this time we would have the dollar shot And a thousand things were happening to us, ”he said.

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