Presidency of Gustavo Petro

Colombian President Gustavo Petro speaks at a UN Security Council session on the progress of the Colombian peace process at UN headquarters in New York on July 11, 2024.

Colombia's president has called for international help to slash the cost of servicing the country's debt in order to support its fledgling peace process, which he claimed would help "put an end to cocaine" globally.

Colombian President Gustavo Petro will visit China this week, Beijing's foreign ministry said yesterday, with the leftist leader seeking to strengthen ties with the world's second-largest economy.

Petro's visit comes at the invitation of President Xi Jinping and will take place from today to Oct. 26, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said.