Colombian Ministers of Defense and Foreign Relations meet with Clinton

Jaime Bermúdez, Colombia’s Minister of Foreign Relations, and Juan Manuel Santos, Minister of Defense, met with important members of Barack Obama’s government in the US to discuss vital bilateral topics such as the Free Trade Agreement and the fight against drugs.

After meeting Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Bermúdez said that, although Obama’s team has got bigger priorities (like facing the financial crisis), both Colombia and the US will work together to have the FTA ratified.

Jim Jones, National Security Adviser, also met the two Colombian officials who are on tour this week in the US. According to Santos, Jones is “very interested in continuing with Plan Colombia and with the military cooperation between both countries.

Leon Panetta, new head of the CIA, and congressmen John Kerry, Christopher Dodd and Roy Blunt also discussed those important issues with Bermúdez and Santos.