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Colombia to join China-proposed Belt and Road initiative

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Colombia's President Gustavo Petro attends the opening ceremony of the fourth ministerial meeting of the China-CELAC (Community of Latin American and Caribbean States) Forum in Beijing, capital of China, May 13, 2025. /VCG
Colombia's President Gustavo Petro attends the opening ceremony of the fourth ministerial meeting of the China-CELAC (Community of Latin American and Caribbean States) Forum in Beijing, capital of China, May 13, 2025. /VCG

Colombia's President Gustavo Petro attends the opening ceremony of the fourth ministerial meeting of the China-CELAC (Community of Latin American and Caribbean States) Forum in Beijing, capital of China, May 13, 2025. /VCG

Colombia plans to join China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), Colombian President Gustavo Petro said on Monday after arriving in Beijing to attend the fourth ministerial meeting of the China-CELAC (Community of Latin American and Caribbean States) Forum.

Petro stated that the BRI has now expanded globally and that he believes it can drive a new wave of industrial development.

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