Tag: Juan Manuel Santos

• Saturday, May 25th 2013 - 04:29 UTC

  Paraguay becomes observer of the Alliance of the Pacific, despite Brazil and Mercosur

  

  The Alliance of the Pacific announced this week that Paraguay had been accepted as an observer of the regional group. Colombian president Juan Manuel Santos chair and host of the alliance summit in Cali made it official during the reading of the final declaration.

• Friday, May 24th 2013 - 07:50 UTC

  Pacific Alliance agrees to eliminate tariffs for 90% of goods beginning July

  

  The Alliance of the Pacific bloc that includes Colombia, Mexico, Peru and Chile on Thursday agreed to eliminate tariffs on most goods to promote free trade between the countries and increase exports to Asia.

• Friday, May 17th 2013 - 22:51 UTC

  Colombian president Santos announces he will seek second term

  

  Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos gave advance notice Friday that he will seek a second term in the 2014 elections, though he added that, in compliance with the law, he will not make the formal announcement until six months prior to the vote.

• Wednesday, May 1st 2013 - 05:48 UTC

  In a continent of tweeting chiefs, should presidents message immediate reactions?

  

  When a million angry Argentines flooded the streets earlier this month to protest her government, President Cristina Fernandez decided to post a message on Twitter, but then could not stop and kept twitting.

• Monday, April 22nd 2013 - 08:30 UTC

  Colombian president moves to eliminate consecutive re-election

  

  Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos has signalled he may run for re-election in 2014, but only if he can serve for just two more years, half the usual term, and change the rules for future heads of state.

• Wednesday, April 10th 2013 - 07:39 UTC

  Santos leads massive march in Bogotá with a “I believe in Peace” T-shirt

  

  President Juan Manuel Santos led Colombians in a massive march for peace on Tuesday, calling for an end to decades of armed conflict at a time when peace talks in Havana are under fire from extreme conservative groups.

• Tuesday, April 9th 2013 - 07:08 UTC

  Massive march of Colombia’s political arch in support of the peace process

  

  Colombia’s political arch will take to the streets of Bogotá on Tuesday in support of the current peace process which is taking place between the government and the FARC guerrillas in Havana.

• Wednesday, March 6th 2013 - 10:46 UTC

  Santos pays special tribute to Chavez for his efforts to help bring peace to Colombia

  

  Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos regretted the loss of Hugo Chavez and attributed the advances in the peace process of his government with the FARC Marxist guerrillas (Colombian Revolutionary Armed Forces) to the deceased Venezuelan leader.

• Monday, February 25th 2013 - 06:27 UTC

  Santos denies any cease-fire: if peace talks don’t advance, “we get up from the table”

  

  Colombia's government will not hold back militarily or politically in its offensive against Marxist-oriented drugs-funded rebels, President Juan Manuel Santos said on Sunday, after FARC guerrillas said his hostile attitude was threatening peace negotiations.

• Tuesday, January 15th 2013 - 02:03 UTC

  Colombia wants to step up peace negotiations but FARC dragging their feet

  

  Representatives of the Colombian government and Marxist-led FARC rebels reconvened in Havana Monday for a third round of peace talks that the administration of President Juan Manuel Santos says need to start moving faster.