US: Relations with Colombia to change
The U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Arturo Valenzuela said Monday that relations between the U.S. and Colombia will center more on social and economic development than…
The U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Arturo Valenzuela said Monday that relations between the U.S. and Colombia will center more on social and economic development than…
Colombia’s National Electoral Council (CNE) has officially declared Juan Manuel Santos as the legally-elected president of Colombia for the constitutional period 2010-2014. The resolution also officially declared Angelo Garzon as…
United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton hopes to meet Colombia’s President-elect Juan Manuel Santos shortly after his inauguration in August, sources at the State Department told Spanish press agency…
As in most countries, the central issues in Colombia’s presidential elections were jobs and the economy. Each candidate presented different social and economic proposals and the debate often focused on…
Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez welcomed the election of Juan Manuel Santos as Colombia’s next president, but with the reservation “by their fruits ye shall know them,” reports El Espectador. Speaking at the Bolivarian Alliance for…
Gustavo Petro, former presidential candidate for the Polo Democratico party, said that although he had met with President-elect Juan Manuel Santos he does not plan to join the incoming government.…
Controversial Venezuelan spin-doctor J.J. Rendon, who advised President-elect Juan Manuel Santos during his campaign, denied on Friday that hefought a “dirty war” against rival Green Party presidential candidate Antanas Mockus.…
The secretary general of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR), Nestor Kirchner, will travel to Colombia to meet with President Alvaro Uribe and President-elect Juan Manuel Santos, Colombian media…
U.S. president Barack Obama on Thursday called to congratulate Colombian President-elect Juan Manuel Santos for his victory in Sunday’s election. In their call, Obama and Santos “discussed their shared desire…