00:00 In Colombia, President Gustavo Petro installed a new congressional session with a call to
00:04 lawmakers to contribute to move forward his environmental and social justice programs.
00:10 According to local analysts, the second legislative period that began this Thursday will test
00:14 the capacity of President Petro to advance the social reforms he proposed to Colombians
00:18 during his electoral campaign.
00:20 Petro defended the need for a broad agrarian reform to solve one of the country's major
00:24 problems, which is land tenure.
00:26 Interior Minister Luis Fernando Velasco announced that the government would insist on processing
00:31 a health reform that would give access to basic services to millions of Colombians in
00:35 the geographic periphery.
00:38 In this context, President Gustavo Petro spoke about the negotiations between his government
00:44 and the National Liberation Army.
00:46 The head of state affirmed that the war between the state and the insurgency is coming to
00:50 an end.
