According to Agence France-Presse, CBS and other media reports, Colombian President de la Espriera publicly stated on August 15 that he had called on US President Trump to temporarily stop the tariffs imposed on Colombian products to mitigate the economic impact of the strong earthquake on local businesses. In a post on social media X, de la Espriera said that the call was made with Trump for about 10 minutes to “help our business owners ease some of their burdens. They are facing a very difficult period due to the impact of the earthquake.”

According to Agence France-Presse, CBS and other media reports, Colombian President de la Espriera publicly stated on August 15 that he had called on US President Trump to temporarily stop the tariffs imposed on Colombian products to mitigate the economic impact of the strong earthquake on local businesses. In a post on social media X, de la Espriera said that the call was made with Trump for about 10 minutes to “help our business owners ease some of their burdens. They are facing a very difficult period due to the impact of the earthquake.”