UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States accused Colombia’s president on Friday of undermining progress to lasting peace and urged its government to make combating violence and drug trafficking by “narco-terrorist groups” a priority. Ambassador Mike Waltz told a U.N. Security Council meeting that President Gustavo Petro’s policies in Colombia and around the world “are frankly irresponsible failures” that have led the country to greater instability and violence. The Security Council meeting took place as the Trump administration announced its fourth deadly strike in the Caribbean on boats it says were trafficking narcotics. “In recent months, Colombia has been rocked by attacks by narco-terrorist groups on Colombian security forces and civilians,” the U.S. ambassador said. Ambassador Leonor Zalabata Torres made a strong appeal to the Security Council to renew the mandate, which expires on Oct. 31.