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Former President Juan Manuel Santos (2010-2018) referred this Monday to the statement he made a month ago about the alleged interference of government officials in the campaign for the presidential elections in the United States, which ended this Saturday with the victory of Joe Biden.
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In an interview with La W, the former president assured that during the presidential campaign in the United States, the Colombian ambassador in Washington, FRancisco Santos, spoke to a Pentagon contractor to ask how he could help the President of the United States, Donald Trump.
“There is a strategist, a Pentagon contractor, who has helped Colombia a lot in past governments. The ambassador called him and asked him how he could help Trump. The possibility of President Duque traveling to the United States was even raised ( …) that finally didn’t happen. That person told the ambassador that he was making a big mistake, which could even be illegal. “said Juan Manuel Santos, adding that he communicated this information to Antony Blinken, advisor to the Biden campaign for international affairs.
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The possibility of President Duque traveling to the United States was even raised.
Santos also assured that there should be a change in the embassy in Washington to “rebuild relations” and said that, although the alleged interference of Colombian officials in the elections may not have implications in the relations between the two governments, it may have consequences in relations with the United States Congress.
“I don’t think any of this is relevant to Biden, he is not vindictive but there may be consequences in the United States Congress, where very important cooperation issues are processed, “he added.
Santos recalled that Joe Biden has been a promoter of the peace accords with the FARC and assured that the president-elect will support the implementation of the agreement.
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