Panama halts Colombia FTA negotiations
Panama suspends negotiations over a free trade agreement with Colombia, due to a failure to reach agreement over agricultural issues, market access and customs cooperation, Reuters reports. The unexpected…
Panama suspends negotiations over a free trade agreement with Colombia, due to a failure to reach agreement over agricultural issues, market access and customs cooperation, Reuters reports. The unexpected…
Alejandro Char, mayor of the Colombian coastal city Barranquilla, dismissed rumors that the Colombian Olimpica supermarket chain was in negotiations with U.S. retail giant Walmart. Contradicting earlier reports, Char issued a statement…
Presidential candidate Juan Manuel Santos said in an interview on television channel Teleantioquia, that under his leadership, the door to a peace dialogue with the FARC would be open, but with…
Bogota’s bus strike continues to immobilize the nation’s capital Wednesday, with negotiations between transport trade union Apetrans and the government at a standstill. The two parties were scheduled to meet…
Senator Piedad Cordoba announced Sunday that the FARC plan to release hostages Pablo Emilio Moncayo and Josue Daniel Calvo sometime between March 12 and March 16. Liberation negotiator and “Colombians for…
Colombian Defense Minister Gabriel Silva announced Tuesday that the government is fully prepared for the FARC’s planned liberation of hostages Pablo Emilio Moncayo and Josue Daniel Calvo. “We have arranged…
Colombian President Alvaro Uribe announced Monday that his government has met all of the FARC’s requirements to ensure the liberation of hostages held by the guerrilla group. Uribe met briefly…
The government denied Wednesday rumors that FARC hostage Pablo Emilio Moncayo had escaped and said it will continue negotiations for his release with the guerrilla group. High Commissioner for Peace…
The FARC blame the Colombian government for the standstill in negotiations for the liberation of hostages, according to a press release released by the guerrilla organization. The rebel group responded…