Biden appears to be supporting the Colombian Duque in the attack | Conflicting Issues

A helicopter carrying President Colonel Ivan Duque and other ministers was shot down Friday near the Venezuelan border.

US President Joe Biden has indicated support for his Colombian counterpart, Ivan Duque, when a plane carrying the Colombian president and other government officials he was fired last weekend near the border with Venezuela.

In a statement Monday, the White House said Biden had called on Duque “to express US support for the plot”.

The helicopter was hit by a series of bullets while en route to Catatumbo in the country en route to Cucuta, the capital of Norte de Santander.

No injuries were reported, and the Colombian government later released it a prize of approximately $ 800,000 for more information on how to help catch criminals.

The conspiracy came among them increased violence in Colombia, where a number of armed groups live. Colombian watchdog Indepaz said over the weekend that the killing of 45 people – three or more at a time – had been reported this year.

Leaders have often criticized armed groups – including dissidents who rejected the 2016 peace agreement between the government and the Revolutionary Armed of Colombia (FARC) militants – over violence.

The world has shaken again major protests against the government since April, when the idea of ​​tax reform was rejected due to the lack of harm among working people in the country.

Colombian police have been accused of “dangerous” violence in an effort to stem the tide of protests, they are being targeted by civil rights groups and observers. Many people believe he was killed during the protests.

In a statement, the White House said Biden, in a call to Duque, also “supported the rights of protesters in a peaceful manner, affirmed the rule of law, and condemned violence and vandalism.”

The US president “reaffirmed the ongoing partnership between the United States and Colombia”, he said, promising to provide 2.5 million coronavirus vaccines.

Like other countries in Latin America, Colombia is currently experiencing another COVID-19 epidemic. The country has registered more than 4.15 million cases and more than 104,600 cases of the virus, according to a study by Johns Hopkins University.

A survey last month found that Duque was Younger president in Colombian history, where 76% of respondents said they were not happy with his reputation.