Under President Juan Manuel Santos, Colombian foreign policy has focused on lobbying for inclusion in international bodies. This strategy appears to be aimed at enhancing the presidential campaign slogan of…
Colombian Foreign Minister Maria Angela Holguin met with her French counterpart in Paris on Monday to discuss economic relations and opportunities for cooperation between the two countries. The French Foreign…
Colombia’s Ambassador to the U.S. Gabriel Silva said Monday that last week’s mid-term elections provide a new opportunity for the country to approve the free trade agreement (FTA) with Colombia.…
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) on Friday accepted Ecuador’s complaint against Colombia for the death of an Ecuadorean in a 2008 cross-border bombing raid, reports Efe. The complaint was…
Foreign ministers from Colombia and Ecuador will meet on November 18 in Ecuador as part of a plan to restore diplomatic ties, reports El Espectador. Colombian Foreign Minister Maria Angela…
Colombian Senate President Armando Benedetti met Thursday in Bogota with the spokesperson of the European Parliament (E.P.). Jaume Duch Guillot of the E.P. met with Benedetti to discuss support for…
Colombia’s president, Juan Manuel Santos, recently accepted US$ 1 million in aid from China to acquire Chinese military logistical material. This would have been unimaginable some decades ago or even…
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said Tuesday before his meeting with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez that the two countries have the same destiny and must work to strengthen their relationship.…
Colombia requests the extradition of a member of Chile’s Communist Party (PC) for alleged ties to guerrilla group the FARC. Colombia’s Prosecutor General’s Office accuses Manuel Francisco Olate, alias “Roque,” of…