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Judi Lynn

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Thu Jul 23, 2015, 11:20 PM Jul 2015

Aspen Ministers Forum Releases Letter to President Juan Manuel Santos

Aspen Ministers Forum Releases Letter to President Juan Manuel Santos
Group expresses strong support for the efforts to end the war in Colombia

WASHINGTON, July 23, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- WHAT: The Aspen Ministers Forum, a group of former Foreign Ministers who meet regularly under the auspices of the Aspen Institute, released a letter on July 22, 2015, to President Juan Manuel Santos of Colombia, outlining their strong support for the efforts underway to negotiate an end to the war in Colombia.


In their letter to President Santos, the Ministers write: "we believe in what you are trying to accomplish and stand ready to assist in any possible way, because there is no cause more important than the cause of peace."

WHO: Signatories to the letter are:

Madeleine K. Albright – United States
Lloyd Axworthy – Canada
Shlomo Ben Ami – Israel
Lamberto Dini – Italy
Don McKinnon – New Zealand
Marwan Muasher – Jordan
Surin Pitsuwan – Thailand
Malcolm Rifkind – United Kingdom
Adam Daniel Rotfeld – Poland
Knut Vollebæk – Norway

WHERE: The full letter is available online at http://www.aspeninstitute.org/sites/default/files/content/docs/asg/AMF%20Berlin%20Colombia%20Letter%20%28English%29.pdf

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/aspen-ministers-forum-releases-letter-to-president-juan-manuel-santos-300117913.html

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