Medellín mayor to meet president-elect in Barranquilla for regional transition

President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella is set to meet with Medellín Mayor Federico Gutiérrez in Barranquilla today, continuing his regional transition engagements. This meeting follows his recent discussions with other regional leaders, including the Governor of Antioquia, Andrés Julián Rendón.

The transition process, overseen by Vice President-elect José Manuel Restrepo, aims to establish joint agendas and priorities for the incoming administration, which takes office on August 7. De la Espriella has already met with the Mayor of Bogotá, Carlos Fernando Galán, and Governor Rendón, focusing on critical issues facing their respective regions.

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I have just landed in the city of Barranquilla, where in the afternoon I will have a meeting with President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella.

During his meeting with Governor Rendón on June 27, discussions centered on security threats, stalled infrastructure projects, and the healthcare system's operational crisis in Antioquia. Mayor Gutiérrez announced his upcoming meeting with the President-elect via his X account, stating that they would discuss key issues for Medellín and the region, including the Metro de la 80 project, security, the recovery of healthcare entities, and the necessary coordination between local and national governments.

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We will talk about the great issues of Medellín and the region: the Metro de la 80, security, which is so important, the recovery of health for so many entities that the Petro Government destroyed, and the coordination that must exist, as the President-elect has already said, between local governments and the incoming National Government. May it be a very productive agenda.