Hague underlines close links with Colombia; meets President Santos Monday

Monday, February 17th 2014 - 09:21 UTC

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UK Foreign Secretary William Hague was received on Sunday in Cartagena by Colombian Foreign minister María Angeles Holguín and on Monday is scheduled to meet with Juan Manuel Santos at the Palacio Nariño, seat of the Executive in Bogotá. Mr. Hague on Monday evening will be flying to Brazil. Read full article

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Anglotino
The rhetoric that the UK is not wanted nor worth the time of many countries in South America is plainly wrong. Yes, some countries are not interested in expanding links; however the more pragmatic ones such as Colombia and Brazil realise that there is advantages and profit on deepening ties.

Hague's itinerary is interesting in that it has targeted the two powerhouses of a South America; one, Brazil, is trying as much as possible to move from being a regional power to a global power. The other, Colombia, is slowly and without fanfare assuming an important and pivotal regional role at the physical crossroads of Latin America.
Feb 17th, 2014 - 09:48 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Conqueror
Colombia doesn't seem to pay much attention to argieland. Could it be that it's learned that being one of the drug capitals of the world isn't really a positive aspect? Brazil still has a lot to learn. The first thing is to get rid of women in government. Unless you have someone of the calibre of Margaret Thatcher. Notably, whilst Mrs Thatcher might have been a “terror” she was never a “terrorist”. What Brazil needs to recognise is that the world has reached the 21st century. Argieland is headed back toward the 18th century or earlier. Choose!
Feb 17th, 2014 - 02:30 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Britworker
I have noticed a definite change in attitudes towards the UK in last 18 months from a number of Latam countries. Argentina is losing it's sphere of influence in South America due to their collapsing economy and a whole collection of other issues. Having good relations with the fastest growing and soon to be the largest economy in Europe is much more important.
Feb 17th, 2014 - 05:07 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Briton
All South American countries support and are loyal to Argentina AKA-CFK,

Who says so, well CFK of course?
With the exception of say Colombia, Chile, Ghana,
Uruguay Paraguay and Peru perhaps.
Still, whatever
Its nice to be welcomed..
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