U.S. will withdraw Petro's visa because he has asked American soldiers to disobey Trump
The Colombian president has said the decision violates "all UN immunity rules" and has also criticized the residence in New York.
The U.S. State Department announced on Friday that it will withdrawits visa toColombia's president, Gustavo Petro , accused of asking U.S. soldiers in New York to "disobey orders and incite violence."
The Colombian president has strongly criticized the US administration's decision as "violating allUN immunity rules. "
"What the US government does with me violates all the immunity rules that underpin the functioning of the United Nations and its General Assembly. There is absolute immunity for presidents attending the Assembly, and the US government cannot condition the opinion of the United States," Petro explained on the X social network.
In addition, Gustavo Petro recalled that the United States has not allowed representatives of the Palestinian Authority to join the United Nations Conference on the recognition of the State of Palestine by several countries.
So the President of Colombia has also criticized the location of the UN headquarters in New York, which is why Petro has said that the UN headquarters "cannot remain in New York. "
No visa.
"This morning, Colombian President Gustavo Petro addressed American soldiers on a street in New York asking them to disobey orders and incite violence," the State Department said in a statement on the X social network.
"For these absurd and provocative acts, we will revoke Petro's visa," the State Department added in that brief social media message.
In an act in New York against the genocide in Gaza, Petro urged US soldiers to disobey the US Government's orders to set upa multinational "salvation army" in the future.
"(That army) must be bigger than the U.S. That's why I'm asking all U.S. Army soldiers from New York (Donald) not toobey Trump's orders. I'm asking you not to target your rifles against humanity , "Petro said during the demonstration.
The Colombian president explained that this army will have military personnel from several countries, but so far only Indonesia has said it will support the initiative.
Petro's proposal is based on the UN's' Uniting for peace 'figure, which must be supported by two-thirds of the Member States in the General Assembly to enable coordinated military action at international level.
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