Peace talks opponents ‘want to sow discord in US over Colombia': Santos
Peace talks opponents ‘want to sow discord in US over Colombia': Santos
Posted by Adriaan Alsema on Jul 24, 2015
President Juan Manuel Santos warned Colombia’s conservative opposition he will “under no circumstance allow” critics of peace talks with rebel group FARC to “sow discord” in the United States.
“Some people have tried to sow discord, divide politics in the United States over Colombia. This can not be allowed under under any circumstance,” Santos said Thursday when swearing in Colombia’s new ambassador to Washington, former Defense Minister Juan Carlos Pinzon.
Without mentioning him by name, there is little doubt Santos was referring to his political opponent, former President Alvaro Uribe, who had traveled to the US and met up with a number of Republican congressmen to garner support for his opposition to the talks.
Uribe has since received support for his cause from staunchly conservative presidential candidate Marco Rubio (R-FL).
More:
http://colombiareports.com/peace-talks-opponents-want-to-sow-discord-in-us-over-colombia-santos/
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Marco Rubio and Alvaro Uribe. [/center]
