I am not going to ship from the Casa de Nariño: Abelardo De la Espriella said it will be a museum | News today

In the center of a broadcast on his social networks, Abelardo de la Espriella introduced that he will not work from the Casa de Nariño, he confirmed that he will have alternate headquarters in Barranquilla, Medellín and Cali, and that, whereas he’s in Bogotá, he will not dispatch from the presidential palace. Of course, he said that he will appoint a supervisor for the capital. In addition, he made bulletins concerning safety and overseas relations.

Likewise, he referred to his presidential inauguration and said that the fall of ash from the Puracé volcano at the Popayán airport prevents taking the ceremony to the capital of Cauca. He then assured that the chosen metropolis will be Cali and that he nonetheless desires to pay tribute to the public drive. “The first security council of my government will be at the Marco Fidel Suárez base, a base that is a symbol of the resistance of our heroes,” he defined.

Also learn: De la Espriella and Uribismo: the fight to lead the right is stirring | The Round Table

Regarding the diplomatic service, it reported the closure of embassies, consulates and the merger of a number of missions overseas. “Colombia needs a diplomacy that is modern, efficient and at the service of national interests, not politicking and bureaucracy. We cannot maintain such an expensive structure that does not produce concrete results for the country,” he emphasised.

Thus, he said that when he comes to energy he will shut the embassies of Algeria, Azerbaijan, Barbados, Cuba, Czechia, Ethiopia, Ghana, Haiti, Hungary, Malaysia, Nicaragua, Romania, Senegal and South Africa. Added to that is that it will droop the opening of the Colombian embassy in Palestine.

Don’t miss: This is how Juliana Guerrero responded to the accusations against her for alleged corruption

The measure consists of the merger of the embassies to France and UNESCO and people of Italy and the FAO. As he defined, this does not suggest breaking diplomatic relations with any of the talked about nations, with the exception of Cuba and Nicaragua.

Of course, the technique consists of the reopening of two diplomatic headquarters overseas: Israel and Nigeria. “In addition, during the first 100 days of government, I will carry out a technical audit of other diplomatic representations. This does not stop here. (…) This decision will save the treasury billions of pesos a year. Money that we need. Every peso that we save in bureaucracy will be a peso that we can invest in security, health, education, infrastructure and, above all, opportunities for the poorest,” he added.

Finally, he introduced the creation of a “committee of wise men ad honorem,” whose first member will be businessman Arturo Calle. At this level he spoke of a wager that he baptized the “miracle route” to strengthen the tasks of a number of entrepreneurs. It is anticipated that this week he will proceed with the regional joints and end forming his cupboard.

👁‍🗨 Get to know “Futuro en Pausa”, a multimedia project by El Espectador about the hidden stories of life in six regions of the country

👉 Read more about Congress, the Petro government and other news from the political world.

✉️ If you have an interest in additional political subjects or data that you just think about applicable to share with us, please write to us at any of those emails: hvalero@elespectador.com; aosorio@elespectador.com; dortega@elespectador.com; mbarrios@elespectador.com; lmejia@elespectador.com; ntorres@elespectador.com both jsperez@elespectador.com.