PNN – The president of Colombia took an anti-Zionist stance and announced that he had ordered the country’s navy to prevent the shipment of coal to the occupied territories.
According to the report of Pakistan News Network, quoted by Al-Mayadin, the President of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, announced that, as the Commander-in-Chief of the country’s armed forces, he ordered the seizure of any ship carrying coal and heading towards Israel.
He emphasized that his country will not have any cooperation or collusion with the Zionist regime’s genocide against the Palestinians in Gaza.
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It should be mentioned that the President of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, issued a clear warning to the multinational company “Glencore” and announced that if it continues to send coal to the Zionist regime, the company’s contract with the Colombian government will be unilaterally changed.
According to Reuters news agency, Petro said during a regional meeting within the framework of the Latin American and Caribbean Conference (CELAC) that if the company refuses to implement the government’s order to stop exports to Israel, it will ask the local people around the coal mine in La Guajira province to block the export route.
He stated: If we have to, we will change the contract.
“Serekhon” mine, which is owned by Glencore, is one of the largest open-pit coal mines in the world and produced about 19 million tons of coal last year.
In response to this threat, Glencore Company announced that it will stop exporting coal to Israel before the official issuance of the President’s order and is currently complying with this order. However, some media outlets have reported the continued export of Colombian coal to Israel by other companies, including Drummond.