Tag: bilateral relations
Santos announces measures to help product-stricken Venezuela
President Juan Manuel Santos on Thursday announced measures to increase trade with neighbouring...
Colombia Suspends Trade Talks with China, Government Denies FTA
Colombia and China’s planned meeting to discuss how to improve business relations has been...
Colombia discussing FTA with China: Report
Colombia is discussing a free trade agreement with China, local news network Noticias Uno reported...
Colombia and US approve security plan for 2014
Colombia and the US approved a security plan for 2014 on Tuesday. During a meeting of the...
Colombia and South Korean company launch joint initiative to develop defense sensors
A Korean defense company and Colombia’s armed forces will jointly develop sonars and radars...
Santos expresses gratitude for FTA progress in US Congress
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos thanked the U.S. Congress for agreeing to move forward discussions about the bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) on Tuesday. “I thank the North American Congress, the Senator [Max]...
Colombia’s coca crop-spraying caused genetic damage to 10% Ecuador border citizens: Study
Aerial crop fumigations by the Colombian government may have caused irreversible genetic damage to 10% of Ecuadorean citizens living on the country’s northeastern border, revealed a study conducted by the Universidad de...
Colombia and South Korea sign military cooperation agreement
Deputy defense ministers from South Korea and Colombia have signed agreements that will strengthen military cooperation between the two countries reported newspaper El Espectador. The two countries’ respective deputy...
Panama’s ex-president criticizes asylum for Colombian ex-spy chief
Panama’s former president has criticized his successor for granting and upholding asylum for the former director of Colombia’s intelligence agency, DAS. Former Panamanian President Martin Torrijos said that current...
Aires to begin flights as LAN Colombia at end of 2011
Colombian airline Aires is to begin operations under the new name of LAN Colombia at the end of 2011, announced the general director of parent company LAN Chile. Director Ignacio Cueto gave an interview to Chilean newspaper El...
Ecuador president to consolidate restored relations in Bogota
Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa will travel to Colombia’s capital Thursday to consolidate and strengthen bilateral relations, as well as to take part in a book fair, reported local media. After being received at the...
Santos welcomes support of US congressmen in FTA ratification process
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos reported that all members of the U.S. delegation which visited Bogota on Tuesday support quick approval of the bilateral free trade agreement (FTA), according to a press release from the...
