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Reflections On The Petro Government as He Marks His Final Official Visit as President To Havana
Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro welcomed by Cuba’s vice-Foreign Minister Josefina Vidal during an official visit at José Martí International airport in Havana, Cuba on July 31, 2026. Credit: AFP Photo

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Reflections On The Petro Government as He Marks His Final Official Visit as President To Havana

Gustavo Petro closed out his presidency with a farewell solidarity visit to Havana — not Washington — days before his successor breaks diplomatic ties with Cuba entirely, a final, pointed statement on four years of ideological alignment about to be reversed

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