The President of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, declared that his country's military forces will no longer depend on U.S. weapons, consolidating the national sovereignty of the Colombian army. During a Council of Ministers meeting in the city of Bogotá, Petro questioned the U.S. government's announcement that Colombia had been certified as a key ally in the fight against drug trafficking, highlighting his administration's work against drug cultivation. He cited the high drug consumption rate in the U.S. and authorities' inability to resolve the problem. The Colombian president denounced the United States' attacks on Venezuelan fishing boats, calling them disproportionate killings that undermined the region's integrity and sovereignty.

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