Colombia has defended its decision to abstain from voting on Palestinian statehood in the UN security council, according to a report by El Espectador. Foreign Minister Maria Angela Holguin reasserted…
Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas will visit Colombia to convince the country to vote in favor of allowing the Palestinians membership to the United Nations, Foreign Minister Riyad al-Malki said Thursday.…
President Juan Manuel Santos defended Colombia’s decision to abstain from voting on Palestinian statehood by asserting that bilateral diplomacy is the “only road” to lasting peace between Israel and the…
Colombia’s main opposition party Polo Democratico denounced the Colombian government’s “shameful submission” to the U.S. in supporting the American effort to block a vote on Palestinian statehood. Colombia’s foreign minister…
Colombia will abstain from voting for the Palestinian National Authority’s request for statehood in the U.N. General Assembly and Security Council, Colombian and international media reported Monday. The state’s decision…
Israel has urged Colombia to vote against the forming of a Palestinian state in an upcoming U.N. resolution and denies that Israeli construction projects in the West Bank are settlements,…
Palestine should have its own state, said Colombia’s ambassador to the United Nations Thursday. “The position of Colombia is the recognition of the State of Israel but also that Palestinians…
Recognizing the state of Palestine could offer Colombia political and economic benefits. However, at the same time there are serious economic and political interests at stake. Various South American countries…