“...The gringos will ask for an appointment with the minister to solicit him to communicate to us his interest in discussing these topics. They say that the new president of their country will be Obama and that they are interested in your compatriots.”
The question is WHO are these “Gringo’s” that say Obama will be our next President, and soliciting an audience with...?
Direct link to article from El Pais;
http://www.elpais.com.co/paisonline/notas/Marzo032008/raulreyestexto%20.html
I think gringos here is just a general reference to Americans.
Gringo compatriots. Implications of “we scratched your back, you’ll scratch ours”, here.