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Bogotá — Colombia's left-wing president-elect, Gustavo Petro, nominated long-time politician and peace envoy Alvaro Reuters on Saturday as the first member of his future cabinet, prior to Petro's inauguration in August.
Reyba, 79, is dozens under the presidents of several political parties to bring in various armed groups, including the M-19 Rebels, of which Petro was a member as a young man. It is well known for working over the years. Negotiation table.
He participated in negotiations with the FARC rebels leading to a 2016 peace agreement.
"Alvaro Reybaduran will be our Foreign Minister. He will be the Foreign Minister of Peace," Petro tweeted early Saturday. "Colombia has contributed to the world every effort to overcome the climate crisis, and we look forward to every effort from the world to overcome our inherent violence."
Petro Said he wanted to shift Colombia's diplomatic relations from the drug war to the fight against climate change. This represents a significant sea change, especially for the partnership between the Andean nation and its top ally, the United States. state.
Former Senator served as Energy Minister under the conservative President Berisario Betancourt. (Report by Julia Symmes Cobb, edited by Nick Zieminski)
