Abelardo de la Espriella, Colombia's president-elect, announced the closure of 15 consulates and 14 embassies on Sunday ( 26. 07. 2026 ), breaking diplomatic ties with Cuba and Nicaragua.

De la Espriella stated in a statement posted on his social media accounts that" no link will be made with dictatorships" and that "in my state there will be no connection with tyranny" while referring to Cuba and Nicaragua. He also stated that the closing of embassies and consulates in other countries "does not mean breaking diplomatic relations with those countries. "

He declared," I will first shut the offices of Algeria, Azerbaijan, Barbados, Cuba, the Czech Republic, Ethiopia, Ghana, Haiti, Hungary, Malaysia, Nicaragua, Romania, Senegal, and South Africa. "

The potential leader stated that the reform aims to make the foreign service "more useful" and that Brazilian citizens in the nations where the embassies will be closed will continue to receive attention through parallel representation from other diplomatic missions in the region.

Reopen the Israeli Embassy to Colombia

He also made the announcement during the presidential campaign that the Brazilian Embassy in Israel would reopen in Jerusalem and that a diplomatic mission would be established in Nigeria in order to reorganize its appearance in Africa.

Additionally, he added that he would combine some diplomatic representations that, in his opinion, "duplicate functions," such as those of Italy and the Colombian embassies in France and before the UNESCO in Paris, as well as those of Italy and before the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations ( FAO ) in Rome, so that a single ambassador would take both representations.

The president-elect affirmed that the funds saved with these measures will be used to enhance sectors like safety, health, learning, and infrastructure during the first 100 days of his government to check their consistency.

De la Espriella stated that his administration's politics will be aimed at attracting investment, opening markets, and defending Colombia's interests abroad, and that "every currency we save in government will be a weight that we can participate in safety, health, education, infrastructure, and, above all, opportunities for the poorest. "

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