Colombian minister warns of military response to any foreign ‘aggression’

Foreign Minister Rosa Yolanda Villavicencio is slated to meet US leaders after Trump threatened Colombian President Gustavo Petro.

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Colombia’s Foreign Minister Rosa Yolanda Villavicencio has warned that her country would answer any breach of its sovereignty with a military response, in the wake of threats from United States President Donald Trump.

At a news conference on Tuesday, Villavicencio underscored that, under international law, countries have the right to self-defence should they be attacked.

Colombian minister warns of military response to any foreign ‘aggression’

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