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- Colombia’s new President Abelardo de la Espriella asked Donald Trump on Saturday to temporarily suspend the tariffs to ease pressure on businesses affected by the earthquake’s effects.
- US tariffs on Colombian products rose from 10 to 12.5 percent and took effect on July 24, with exceptions including coffee and oil.
- According to De la Espriella, he spoke with Trump for about 10 minutes and the US president expressed condolences over the earthquake deaths.
- The quake devastated the western Colombian cities of Cali and Pereira, according to the report, killing nearly 300 people and destroying almost 13,000 homes.
I asked him to consider to temporarily suspend the high tariffs that are affecting Colombian products, in order to give some relief to our business owners, who are facing very difficult times due to the effects of the earthquake.— Abelardo de la Espriella, Colombia's new president, said on X that he asked Trump to temporarily suspend the tariffs to relieve Colombian businesses after the earthquake.
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