Colombian President Urges Dialogue Ahead of Planned Wednesday Marches
Voice of America
BOGOTA, COLOMBIA - Colombian President Ivan Duque said on Tuesday the government is ready for national dialogue after days of protests led to over 20 deaths and international concern about excessive use of force by police.
The protests, set to continue on Wednesday, were originally called in opposition to the government's now-canceled tax reform plan but have become a broad cry for action against poverty and what demonstrators and advocacy groups say is police violence. All Colombians should work to reject violence, protect the most vulnerable and support COVID-19 vaccination and economic reactivation, Duque said in a video. "I want to announce that we will create a space to listen to citizens and construct solutions oriented toward those goals, where our most profound patriotism, and not political differences, should intercede," Duque said.More Related News
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