Colombia VP starts European tour
Colombian vice president Angelino Garzon traveled to Europe on Wednesday to promote the passage of a trade agreement with the EU in the European Parliament. According to the Vice President’s…
Colombian vice president Angelino Garzon traveled to Europe on Wednesday to promote the passage of a trade agreement with the EU in the European Parliament. According to the Vice President’s…
Medellin won a 2010 United Nations Human Settlement Program (UN-HABITAT) Scroll of Honor award on Monday at the celebration of World Habitat Day. The ceremony took place in Shanghai, China…
Colombian President Santos on Friday told the United Nations General Assembly about his country’s aspirations to be a guest member in the U.N. Security Council in 2011-2012. Santos was invited…
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said he left his meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama “very satisfied,” and that the two leaders spoke briefly about the pending bilateral free trade…
In a speech to the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday, United States President Barack Obama praised former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe’s “courage” for “voluntarily leaving power.” The U.S. president…
Colombia is one of ten countries considered an example by the United Nations because of its progress made to reach the “Millennium Goals” set by the U.N. in 2000. UN…
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos spoke to the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Wednesday, addressing the country’s progress towards the U.N.’s Millennium Development Goals over the past ten years. Santos…
Bolivian President Evo Morales said Colombia does not deserve a spot on the U.N. Security Council, as the South American nation is acting in the interests of the United States,…
Colombian Foreign Minister Maria Angela Holguin announced that she will meet with her Ecuadorean counterpart, Ricardo Patiño, while in New York in September for the United Nations General Assembly meeting.…