France on Tuesday called upon Colombian rebel group FARC to cease “terrorist actions,” liberate hostages and open dialogue with the government, after the death of supreme leader Alfonso Cano on…
Colombian ministry officials supported the creation of an international fund to combat narco-trafficking with seized drug money, but demanded “proportionality” in its financing, in meetings at the G8 summit currently…
Jean Pierre Gontard, the former Swiss mediator in FARC peace talks with the Colombian government, offered asylum in Switzerland to family members of “Alfonso Cano” and “Raul Reyes” during negotiations…
France’s President Nicolas Sarkozy Wednesday invited Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos to participate in the 2011 G-8 Summit, which will focus on security, reports the presidential website. “President Sarkozy has…
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos will visit Paris in January to meet with French President Nicolas Sarkozy for talks focused on trade and security issues, reports EFE. Foreign Minister Maria…
France’s European Affairs minister, Pierre Lellouche, said during a conference at Bogota’s Universidad Javeriana that his nation will back Colombia’s bid for a seat on the United Nations (U.N.) Security Council, and…
Colombia’s President-Elect Juan Manuel Santos announced Thursday that French President Nicolas Sarkozy has promised to support Colombia’s entry into the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). “One of the projects…
Colombia’s President-elect Juan Manuel Santos named former Treasury Minister Juan Camilo Restrepo Salazar as the minister for agriculture in his incoming government, following his meeting with French President Nicolas Sarkozy…
Colombia’s president-elect Juan Manuel Santos met with German Chancellor Angela Merkel Wednesday at the Reich Chancellery in Berlin, and will travel to Paris thursday to meet President Nicolas Sarkozy, reports…