Colombian President Gustavo Petro stated that Latin America could become the heart of the world due to its geographic location and global connections.
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00:00Colombia president Gustavo Petro said that Latin America could become the heart of the
00:04world due to its geographic location and global connections.
00:08In the framework of the signing of an agreement that could link Bogota to the project promoted
00:13by China on the Belt and Road Initiative, the president pro-temporary of CELAC Gustavo
00:18Petro expressed his desire for the region to be at the social, political and economic
00:24center.
00:25The president emphasized that the link to the Silk Road will allow Colombia to develop
00:30and the latest generation industry.
00:32He also pointed out that the signing of this treaty has the objective of germinating the
00:37most technologically advanced hardware for the infrastructure of artificial intelligence.
00:51We are going to sign the Silk and Road.
00:55Both Latin America and Colombia are free, sovereign, independent, and the relations we establish
01:00with any people in the world, north, east, west, or south, must be under conditions of
01:06freedom and equality.
01:09And to that extent we have decided to take a significant step forward between China and
01:14Latin America.