Colombia’s president asks Trump to suspend tariffs to aid earthquake recovery

Colombia's President Abelardo de la Espriella has asked his ally U.S. President Donald Trump to suspend tariffs to help the South American nation recover from a powerful earthquake that killed at least 289 people.

(AP) — Colombia’s President Abelardo de la Espriella has asked his ally U.S. President Donald Trump to suspend tariffs to help the South American nation recover from a powerful earthquake that killed at least 289 people. De la Espriella took office earlier this month just days before the 7.4 magnitude quake struck. He was backed […] The post Colombian president asks Trump to suspend tariffs to help earthquake recovery appeared first on Kaieteur News.

As Colombia struggles to dig out from a catastrophic earthquake, its new president Abelardo de la Espriella is urging US President Donald Trump to ease the economic pressure of newly raised American tariffs on Colombian goods. US tariffs on Colombian products rose from 10% to 12.5% in late July, with a few exceptions including coffee […]

De la Espriella took office earlier this month just days before the 7.4 magnitude quake struck.

Abelardo de la Espriella, an ally of Trump, assumed office just days before the 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck

Colombia's President Abelardo de la Espriella has asked U.S. President Donald Trump to suspend tariffs to help Colombia recover from a devastating earthquake

Colombia asks Trump to pause tariffs after deadly earthquake kills

There has been no immediate response from President Donald Trump's administration to Abelardo de la Espriella's request for a suspension.

Colombia's President Abelardo de la Espriella on Saturday called on US President Donald Trump to suspend tariffs on the South American nation as the country contiues to reel from a deadly earthquake. At least 300 people were killed in the quake that devastated the western Colombian cities of Cali and Pereira. 

US tariffs on Colombian products rose from 10 percent to 12.5 percent in late July, with a few exceptions including coffee and oil.

De la Espriella wrote in a post on X that he made the request "in order to give some relief to our business owners, who are facing very difficult times due to the effects of the earthquake."

BOGOTA — Colombia’s new President Abelardo de la Espriella on Saturday called on his US counterpart Donald Trump to suspend tariffs currently targeting the South American nation, which is reeling after a deadly earthquake. US tariffs on Colombian products rose from 10 percent to 12.5 percent in late July, with a few exceptions including coffee and oil. “I asked him to consider to temporarily suspend the high tariffs that are affecting Colombian products, in order to give some relief to our business owners, who are facing very difficult times due to the effects of the earthquake,” De la Espriella said on […]...Keep on reading: Colombia leader asks Trump to suspend tariffs over earthquake

Colombia’s new President Abelardo de la Espriella on Saturday called on his US counterpart Donald Trump to suspend tariffs currently targeting the South American nation, which is reeling after a deadly earthquake. US tariffs on Colombian products rose from 10 per cent to 12.5 per cent in late July, with a few exceptions including coffee and oil. “I asked him to consider to temporarily suspend the high tariffs that are affecting Colombian products, in order to give some relief to our business...

Colombia's new President Abelardo de la Espriella has called on his US counterpart Donald Trump to suspend tariffs currently targeting the South American nation, which is reeling after a deadly earthquake.

Post-earthquake reconstruction is expected to cost about $6.4bn, but Colombia has been hit by renewed US tariffs.

President Abelardo de la Espriella seeks temporary tariff relief for Colombian businesses as the country faces a difficult economic situation following the deadly earthquake.

Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella said he called President Trump and asked him to suspend tariffs currently targeting the South American nation.

Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella asked US President Donald Trump to temporarily suspend tariffs on Colombian goods as the country grapples with the aftermath of a devastating earthquake that killed nearly 300 people.

BOGOTA, Colombia (AFP)—Colombia's new President Abelardo de la Espriella on Saturday called on his US counterpart Donald Trump to suspend tariffs currently targeting the South American nation, which is reeling after a deadly earthquake. US tariffs on Colombian products rose from 10 percent to 12.5 percent in late July, with a few exceptions including coffee and oil. "I asked him to consider to temporarily suspend the high tariffs that are affecting Colombian products, in order to give some relief to our business owners, who are facing very difficult times due to the effects of the earthquake," De la Espriella said on X. The increased tariffs went into effect on July 24, replacing an expiring global duty rolled out by Trump earlier this year. De la Espriella said he has spoken for about 10 minutes with Trump, who expressed his condolences over the deaths from Monday's 7.4-magnitude quake. "The conversation was very friendly and cordial," the Colombian leader said. "I told him that we have a huge challenge ahead: rebuilding Colombia amid the extremely difficult and apocalyptic economic situation that I inherited." The tremor devastated the western Colombian cities of Cali and Pereira, leaving nearly 300 people dead and destroying almost 13,000 homes. Trump endorsed the right-wing De la Espriella, a millionaire lawyer-turned-politician, during his run for the presidency. Since taking office, De la Espriella -- who succeeded the leftist Gustavo Petro -- has joined the so-called "Shield of the Americas," an anti-cartel alliance headed by Trump and made up of pro-US governments across Latin America, including Argentina, Ecuador and El Salvador. Member states exchange information and coordinate judicial and security forces to address transnational criminal activity. De la Espriella plans to forge a military alliance with the United States and Israel to help bolster his war on guerrillas.