BOGOTA, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Colombian President Gustavo

Petro on Tuesday called for the sale of state oil firm

Ecopetrol's fracking operations in the United States to

invest in clean energy.

The leftist leader's request was made to his minister of

mines and energy, Andres Camacho, in an unusual live broadcast

of a ministerial council meeting.

"I want this operation to be sold in order to invest in

clean energy in Colombia, to be discussed technically, and

economically," he said. "It cannot be that we are for death and

not for life."