President Petro says Latin America could become the heart of the world

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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.

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