President Biden formally calls Colombia a ‘main’ associate, as Bogota provides army help to Kiev
US President Joe Biden signed a memorandum on Monday designating Colombia as a serious non-NATO ally of america, a particular standing that can grant Bogota a number of protection and commerce privileges in its relations with Washington.
Though the Biden Administration made a pledge to grant the particular standing to Colombia again in March, the official declaration comes solely now, coinciding with the South American nation’s supply of army help to Ukraine.
After his nation was designated a serious non-NATO ally, Colombian President Ivan Duque took to Twitter to praise Washington for a “resolution that reaffirms the nice second of our bilateral relations.”
Earlier on Monday, Colombian protection minister Diego Molano introduced {that a} group of his nation’s troops would assist practice Ukrainian troopers in de-mining strategies, following a request from Washington.
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“This coaching might be given by 11 army engineers who will go to a NATO member nation which is a neighbor of Ukraine,” the protection chief stated.
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The most important non-NATO ally standing has been granted to 19 nations all over the world, lately together with Qatar. It offers US companions with financial privileges similar to loans, cooperative analysis, and unique protection contracts with NATO nations. The standing, nonetheless, doesn’t present any protection ensures to the designated nations.
