Colombian President-elect Juan Manuel Santos and former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair met in London to exchange personal experiences of plastic surgery.
Hours before the meeting, Santos expressed admiration for the social democrat and “his capability to not just change the face of [the] Labour [party], but also his own appearance.”
“If Juanma is able to rejuvenate Colombia as he was able to rejuvenate himself, his country could be an example to the rest of Latin America,” Blair told reporters on Friday.
For some twenty minutes, the politicians publicly exchanged compliments on how youthful each other looks despite their age. Santos is celebrating his 58th birthday in August and Tony Blair turned 57 in May. Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner had also been invited to the personal meeting, but canceled because of her country’s soccer obligations in South Africa. Italy’s Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi had also agreed to come, but failed to show up.