Bogotá announced on Tuesday that Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro met with the top U.S. diplomat in the country to discuss anti‑drug efforts, following a public spat with Trump that strained relations between the longtime partners, AFP reports.

According to the foreign ministry, Petro held a “long, frank and constructive” meeting on Monday with John McNamara, the U.S. chargé d’affaires, after Trump threatened to cut all U.S. aid to Colombia and impose harsh tariffs on the country.

“Representatives of the two countries agreed that this is a first step toward resolving the impasse in bilateral relations, and that further meetings will be held to reach a prompt solution,” the statement said.

Trump, who launched a lethal maritime campaign in the Caribbean against drug traffickers, on Sunday criticized left‑wing leader Petro, calling him a “narco‑leader.”

Besides threatening to cut aid and impose tariffs, Trump warned that if Petro took no action, he would take measures to “stop” drug production in the country—one of the world’s largest producers of cocaine.