# Rubio embarks on tour of Colombia, Ecuador and Peru to cement US influence

https://mins.news/en/item/50243

- TRT World, 2026-09-08 15:00 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.trtworld.com/article/a61ee8a22da1

> US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is touring Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. The US State Department says Rubio and the leaders of all three countries will discuss enhanced cooperation in their shared fight against “narcoterrorism.”

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