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De la Espriella skips the UN and delegates Colombia's address to his vice president
Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella will not attend the United Nations General Assembly and has delegated Colombia's address to his vice president, José Manuel Restrepo, scheduled for Thursday afternoon, September 24. The source notes it is the first time in recent history that a Colombian vice president has taken on that role and includes the president saying in a video, "You know I promised not to leave Colombia and I am going to keep that."
Categories: geopolitics-and-conflicts, politics-and-governance
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- Confidence
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- Geographic reach
- 4/10
- Global importance
- 3/10
- Impact magnitude
- 3/10
- Positivity
- 5/10
- Urgency
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Why it matters
The item reports that Colombia's head of state will not personally deliver the country's UN General Assembly address and that the vice president will do so on September 24; the source highlights this as the first time in recent history a Colombian vice president has taken that role.