Colombia asks to enter Brics Bank while Latin America walks away from the United States

Colombia asks to enter Brics Bank while Latin America walks away from the United States


Country whether they are channel or railway that connect the Atlantic and peaceful coasts to intensify trade with Asia, but causes discomfort with the Americans

The government of Colombia Adhesion required by the Development Bank of Novo (NBD, also known as Bank of the Brics), which is based in China, in another sign of removal from Latin America from the United States.

Colombian President Gustavo Petro completed a visit to China this week with a stop in Shanghai, where he met the former Brazilian president Dilma RousseffHead nbd.

Reporter in China on Saturday 17, Petro said that Colombia is busy Buy $ 512 million in bank shares. He said he is particularly enthusiastic about guaranteeing the support of the NBD for a 120 kilometer channel or rail that connects the Atlantic of Colombia and the peaceful back, which would have positioned the country in the “heart” of trade between South America and Asia.

Colombia is the second Latin American country to try to join the bank after Uruguay sought adhesion in 2021.

United States reaction to the influence of China up

But the traditional role of Colombia as a Faithful ally of the United States And Guardian in the war against drugs probably not pleased Washington. The United States Department of State said this week that “would vigorously oppose funding projects related to the Chinese initiative of the belt and the path in Latin America.

Petro said it wouldn’t be dissuaded American pressure and reaffirmed that Colombia tries to remain neutral in a new era of geopolitical disputes. “Let’s make that decision freely,” he said. “With the United States we can speak face to face, even with China.”

Source: Terra

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