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Colombia's President Gustavo Petro (centre) gestures on arrival to the Spanish parliament accompanied by the President of the parliament, Meritxell Batet (left) and the President of the Senate, Ander Gil in Madrid, Spain, May 3, 2023
COLOMBIAN President Gustavo Petro began a state visit to Spain today to seek support for his peace plan for the South American country, and to discuss economic investment and migration policy.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and King Felipe VI greeted Mr Petro in Madrid. He is scheduled to address lawmakers at Spain’s Parliament and to attend a state dinner hosted by the Spanish monarch.
Mr Sanchez, Spain’s Socialist Party leader, is a backer of Mr Petro, a former-rebel who became Colombia’s first leftist president last year.
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