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Colombia: Foreign Relations

Volume 492: debated on Friday 15 May 2009

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what his latest assessment is of the state of relations between the UK and Colombia; and if he will make a statement. (273847)

The UK maintains a constructive partnership with Colombia, working with the Colombian Government, international and civil society partners on a number of shared challenges including human rights, counter-narcotics, impunity and climate change.

My right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary gave a written ministerial statement on UK policy towards Colombia on 30 March 2009, Official Report, column 40WS, which outlined changes to the way we deliver our objectives in Colombia, including giving priority to tackling impunity in the criminal justice system, and promoting the work of human rights and civil society organisations in Colombia.