Colombian senator: Latin America must be consolidated as a territory of peace and sovereignty

Published at: 31/10/2025 11:30 AM

This Friday, October 31, the president of the Colombian Senate, Gloria Flórez, highlighted the Colombian people's vocation for peace and reaffirmed the commitment of the Government of President Gustavo Petro to building a sovereign Latin America, free from external conflicts and subordination.

In this regard, during the Meeting of Parliamentarians of the Greater Caribbean for Peace, he stressed that the current Colombian government has taken up “decisively” the challenge of overcoming decades of armed conflict and successive violence that prevented the consolidation of peace since the time of independence.

“We bring our voice from the vocation of peace that inspires the Colombian people. We want Latin America and the Caribbean to be territories of peace, that decision is indeclinable,” he said.

The parliamentarian recalled that the Petro administration has faced the scourge of drug trafficking with concrete results, seizing tons of cocaine, marijuana and chemical precursors, despite the signs of North American imperialism.

“Colombia has provided an effective response to organized crime, while the United States insists on a failed war on drugs, which has only served as a pretext to maintain its domination over our peoples,” he said.

He stressed that faced with the articulation of transnational criminal networks that combine drug trafficking, illegal mining, human trafficking and arms smuggling, governments in the region must provide a coordinated response.

He also valued the upcoming CELAC summit in Santa Marta, as it is a favorable space for moving towards a new regional architecture based on social justice, integration and independence.

The senator also highlighted the need to strengthen unity between parliaments, governments, parties and social movements, in order to promote joint political action in the face of global challenges.

“Only if we achieve cohesion between peoples and their institutions can we face attacks on progressive governments and defend Latin American sovereignty,” he emphasized, while calling for support for the people of Cuba, victims of the blockade and external pressures, and proposed to promote a great Latin American and Caribbean mobilization that articulates the strength of politics, culture and critical thinking.

Mazo News Team