The White House announced that US President Joe Biden will receive his Colombian counterpart Gustavo Petro for the first time in Washington next week.

Washington said in a statement that the two presidents will meet on April 20 to discuss issues of mutual interest such as global warming, migration and drug trafficking.

The announcement of the visit came while the FBI included one of the leaders of the last rebel movement in Colombia, the National Liberation Army, on the list of the ten most wanted persons, on charges of drug trafficking.

The US State Department offered $5 million for any information related to Wilver Viejas-Palomino.

Petro's government is conducting peace negotiations with the National Liberation Army.

FBI Director Christopher Wray said in a statement that Palomino's inclusion in the list of the ten most wanted "enhances our country's partnership with Colombia to combat terrorism and the spread of dangerous drugs in the United States and around the world."

Gustavo Petro, who was elected in June 2022, promised during his campaign to resume peace negotiations with armed groups boycotted by his conservative predecessor, and to end the "war on drugs" policy.

Bogota believes that the visit of the left-wing Colombian president to Washington constitutes "a basis for strengthening relations between Colombia and the United States."