JAKARTA - The plane group of the President of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, experienced disruptions in refueling while traveling to the Middle East.
Citing AFP, Friday, October 31, the disruption on Thursday local time was caused by US President Donald Trump's sanctions against Colombia.
Colombian Interior Minister Armando Benedetti said that the presidential plane on its way to Saudi Arabia stopped at Barajas Airport, Madrid, Spain, to refuel. However, the local airport authorities rejected it.
After negotiating with Spain's left-handed government, the plane finally refueled landing at a military base.
US President Donald Trump's administration has included the current name of the ruling President of Colombia on the US Treasury's Office of Overseas Asset Control (OFAC) sanctions under allegations Petro supports drug cartels.
As a result of the sanctions, Petro and his wife, Veronica Alcocer, and his two sons, Nicolas, and Benedetti, are prohibited from traveling to the US. Any US assets they have are also frozen.
US companies or companies with US capital are also prohibited from doing business with them.
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