The Press Office of the President of the Republic of
Colombia rejects the contradictory statements of the
President of Ecuador, Rafael Correa, who manifested a
few positive messages along with other confusing
messages to the media in Mexico.
1. President Rafael Correa accepted the suggestion of
the Carter Group to aid in the improvement of the
relations with Colombia by not issuing any negative
statements, and through this Group he sent a positive
message to President Álvaro Uribe. His most recent
statements in México prove that he is not serious about
his commitment with the Carter Group.
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12.11.2007
Enemies of biofuels, the enemies of progress for
Colombia.
The enemies of biofuels in Colombia are the enemies of
the environment and of legal and legitimate means of
production for thousands of farming families in
Colombia. There are radical and fundamentalist interest
groups whose objective is to subject the country to a
permanent state of poverty, ignorance and
underdevelopment. Those factors have been the fuel of
drug trafficking and terrorism.
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22.05.2007
Helping Colombia is in our national interest
A
decade ago, Colombia teetered on the brink of
disintegration. Terrorist groups were taking thousands
of citizens hostage. Unfettered drug trafficking was
threatening core institutions and the basic cohesion of
the state. As I saw first-hand earlier this month on a
visit to Colombia, the picture today is strikingly
different: A democratically elected government is making
great strides in curbing violence and drug trafficking.
It has restored the integrity of the state and taken the
fight to the terrorists and traffickers themselves.
Colombia's rebirth is one of Latin America's success
stories.
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06.05.2007
Assault on an Ally
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Editorial -The Washington Post
COLOMBIAN President Álvaro Uribe may be the most popular
democratic leader in the world. Last week, as he visited
Washington, a poll showed his approval rating at 80.4
percent -- extraordinary for a politician who has been
in office nearly five years. Colombians can easily
explain this: Since his first election in 2002, Mr.
Uribe has rescued their country from near-failed-state
status, doubling the size of the army and extending the
government's control to large areas that for decades
were ruled by guerrillas and drug traffickers.
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Colombia, a positive country.
Way Made for the Opportunity Bank:
The Opportunity Bank will start out with a 120 billion peso contribution
from the Granbanco Bancafé, with a credit system run by two companies.
The first will promote credits for the people, and the second will
promote technology in order to reach the most remote areas of the
country. The National Council for Economic and Social Policy (CONPES for
its initials in Spanish) gave authorization to create the bank.
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