US Yet to Rule on Colombia’s Drug Control Certification After Deadline
The United States has still not announced whether it will recertify Colombia as a country that cooperates with Washington in the fight against drug trafficking, despite the legal deadline to notify Congress expiring on Tuesday, September 15. The absence of a public decision keeps uncertainty open over the future of bilateral cooperation on security and […]
The United States has not yet decided whether it will recertify Colombia's anti-drug efforts, even though the deadline for making this determination passed on September 15. This delay has left bilateral cooperation on security and drug control uncertain, especially after Colombia was previously decertified last year. The U.S. legal framework requires the president to announce annually which countries have demonstrated the failure to meet counternarcotics commitments.
Although the Trump administration granted Colombia a national interest waiver to continue U.S. assistance despite the decertification, the new annual process must now determine whether to maintain this negative assessment or recertify the country. The outcome will impact the volume of U.S. assistance and reflect the U.S. assessment of Colombia's progress in the fight against drugs.
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