All Colombia’s ministers and ambassadors offered their resignation to outgoing President Alvaro Uribe in order to allow President-elect Juan Manuel Santos to completely reshape the country’s administrative and diplomatic corps.…
Colombian Defense Minister Gabriel Silva announced tight security measures for the inauguration of President-elect Juan Manuel Santos on August 7, with intelligence units and fighter jets on hand to combat potential threats,…
Colombian President Alvaro Uribe called on his successor Juan Manuel Santos to reinforce the military’s intelligence capacity and air force. The outgoing president’s comments came while on a visit to…
Colombia’s Vice President-elect Angelino Garzon said Saturday that the incoming administration of President-elect Juan Manuel Santos is disposed to open doors to a dialogue with the FARC, as long as…
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva reiterated his willingness to act as a mediator between Venezuela and Colombia in a telephone call with Colombian President-elect Juan Manuel Santos, official…
In footage broadcast by news network Al Jazeera, FARC leader Guillermo Saenz alias “Alfonso Cano” proposed a dialogue with the incoming administration of President-elect Juan Manuel Santos. Cano said the FARC…
Colombian authorities arrested Argemino Aguirre Montes alias “Camilo,” who is believed to be the leader of the “Los Paisas” drug trafficking organization in the northern Cordoba department. Camilo is believed…
Former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher has sent a letter to outgoing Colombian President Alvaro Uribe commending him on his “strong leadership” during his eight years in office. “Under his…
Rodrigo Rivera and German Vargas Lleras each spoke to the media for the first time following their appointments Wednesday as defense and interior minister respectively, in the incoming administration of…