Colombian FM gives up U.S. visa in solidarity with president

BOGOTA, Sept. 29 (Xinhua) -- Colombian Minister of Foreign Affairs Rosa Villavicencio said Monday that she is giving up her U.S. visa in solidarity with President Gustavo Petro, whose visa was revoked after he criticized Israel's actions in Gaza during the UN General Assembly in New York.

"We do not accept that a foreign power decides who can speak or attend international forums on behalf of the Colombian state.