The Colombian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced in a statement the appointment of its first ambassador to Palestine.
The ministry declared that Jorge Iván Ospina, the former mayor of Cali and a close associate of President Gustavo Petro, has been appointed as Colombia’s first ambassador to Palestine.
According to the Palestinian news agency SAMA, the ministry stated that this appointment aligns with the continuation of the left-leaning Petro government’s policies in support of the Palestinian people.
Colombia’s first ambassador to Palestine, the former mayor of Cali—the country’s third-largest city—is the son of Iván Ospina, a former commander of the disbanded M-19 armed group, of which President Petro was once a member.
Colombia had severed diplomatic ties with “Israel” in May 2024.
