Colombia formally applies to join the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Spanish news agency EFE reported Monday. Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos applied for admission Monday to the…
New York-based NGO Human Rights Watch (HRW) writes an open letter to Colombian Vice President Angelino Garzon seeking a meeting during his visit to the U.S., weekly La Semana reported…
Palestine should have its own state, said Colombia’s ambassador to the United Nations Thursday. “The position of Colombia is the recognition of the State of Israel but also that Palestinians…
Colombia extradited a former military lawyer to the U.S., for his participation in leaking important information to criminal organizations, reports El Tiempo. The former lawyer, Ramiro Antury, was transferred to…
A staff member of the Japanese embassy in Colombia reportedly embezzled almost $19,000 since 2007. Japanese news agencies report that a 52-year-old Japanese citizen embezzled ¥1.55 million, or about $19,000,…
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos will meet with his French counterpart Nicolas Sarkozy in Paris next week. According to Spanish press agency EFE, the meeting between the presidents is scheduled…
Combating crime in the border area between Colombia and Ecuador will be a priority on the countries’ renewed diplomatic agenda, reports newspaper El Espectador Monday. “Security is one of the…
Ecuadorean ambassador Raul Vallejo presented his diplomatic credentials to Colombia’s president Juan Manuel Santos in Bogota Friday. During the ceremony at the Presidental Palace Vallejo said, “What we see in…
U.S. President Barack Obama’s administration’s priority for a free trade agreement will be on South Korea, not Colombia or Panama, reported news website Business Spectator. The U.S.’s focus will be…