President of Colombia Gustavo Petro and Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, shake hands after their joint statement during the closing of the Latin American and Caribbean Conference on Drugs 'For life, peace and development.' The Mexican president visited Cali in Colombia on September 9, 2023, for the conference. Colombian Presidency/Handout via REUTERS BOGOTA — Colombian President Gustavo Petro proposed on Saturday an alliance between Latin American countries to bring a unified voice to the fight against drug trafficking, by recognizing drug consumption as a public health problem instead of confronting it with what he called a 'failed' militarized approach.

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