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Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, Chairperson of Qatar Foundation (QF) and Education Above All Foundation (EAA), met Monday with the visiting Colombian President Gustavo Petro.Talks during the meeting centred on the ongoing projects with EAA in Colombia, aimed at reducing the number of out-of-school children, alongside co-operation with QF in the domains of innovation, scientific research, and sustainability.

The United States announced on Friday sanctions against Colombian President Gustavo Petro, accusing him of refusing to combat drug trafficking. In a statement, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said: "President Petro has allowed drug cartels to flourish and refused to stop this activity. Today, President Trump is taking strong action to protect our nation and make clear that we will not tolerate the trafficking of drugs into our nation."The sanctions are also against the Colombian president's wife, Veronica Del Socorro Alcocer Garcia, his son Nicolas, and Colombian Interior Minister Armando Benedetti.In response to the US accusations and sanctions, the Colombian president posted on the X platform that he has sought to combat drug trafficking for decades."Fighting drug trafficking for decades and effectively has brought me this measure from the government of the society we helped so much to curb their cocaine consumption," he added.