We want to be a country with a competitive edge in the world. And a country with a solid democracy. To do that, we need to attack the social problems, and extreme poverty is probably the worst of those. Juan Manuel Santos Read Quote
It’s in the interest of the U.S. to maintain a strong democracy in Colombia. Juan Manuel Santos Read Quote
I remember in 2000, when President Clinton came to Cartagena just before Plan Colombia started, the country was on the verge of becoming a failed state. Today, we are one of the most solid democracies, where institutions are working, where the scandals such as false positives have come to light because of those functioning institutions. Juan Manuel Santos Read Quote
Uribe and I have very good relations. I owe him loyalty, I admire him, he did great things for our country, and I think that because of what he did, I can now concentrate on different issues, different from what he concentrated on. Juan Manuel Santos Read Quote
There is land in Colombia, fortunately, for everybody. We don’t have to expropriate land from people who are cultivating that land legally. Juan Manuel Santos Read Quote
During the Cold War, tensions between the West and the Soviet Union affected virtually all countries worldwide. As a result, throughout Latin America, guerrilla groups emerged, seeking to destabilize military dictatorships and attain democracy, freedom, and policy reform – goals that they believed could not be achieved peacefully. Juan Manuel Santos Read Quote
The FARC has given up their arms. They are now a political party. They are now doing politics, which is what a peace process was all about. Juan Manuel Santos Read Quote
