WASHINGTON -- WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is set to welcome Colombian President Gustavo Petro to the White House on Tuesday for talks only weeks after threatening military action against the South American country and accusing the leader of pumping cocaine into the United States.

BOGOTA, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Colombian President Gustavo Petro told local radio station Caracol on Tuesday that he and his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump had discussed the possibility of exporting Venezuelan gas via Colombia,

President Donald Trump and Colombia's Gustavo Petro meet Tuesday at the White House after a year of diplomatic turmoil, from deportation standoffs to visa revocations and trade tensions.

TRUMP-PETRO MEETING: President Donald Trump is holding his first meeting with Colombian President Gustavo Petro at the White House. The two leaders are expected to discuss Venezuela, oil and energy, and Colombia’s upcoming presidential elections, the country's former foreign minister and several other sources told NBC News.