Italy ‘ready to participate in a post-conflict Colombia’: Italian minister
Italy ‘ready to participate in a post-conflict Colombia’: Italian minister
Aug 8, 2014 posted by Nicolas Bedoya
An Italian Minister of Foreign Relations visited Colombia on Thursday for the first time in 21 years for President Juan Manuel Santos’ inauguration and to pledge support for Colombia’s peace process, according to local media.
Italian Minister Federica Mogherini stated it was time to intensify and jump-start relations between Colombia and Italy. Minister Mogherini mentioned her desire to focus on increasing bilateral cooperation in energy, infrastructure, and Colombia’s peace process, according to Colombia’s El Espectador newspaper.
“It is time for new international relations based on the promotion and protection of values and goods like peace, environment, energy, and sustainable development,” said the minister.
Mogherini added, “We have seen with great admiration the sacrifices made for the peace negotiations, as well as the reforms of which the government has committed itself to.”
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http://colombiareports.co/italy-ready-work-postconflict-colombia-italian-minister/