To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs pursuant to the Answer of 7 July 2009, Official Report, column 625W, on Colombia: foreign relations, on how many occasions the British Ambassador in Bogota has met the Colombian Foreign Minister to discuss (a) bilateral relations and (b) broader global issues in the last 12 months. (296010)

[holding answer 27 October 2009]: Our ambassador in Bogota meets the Colombian Foreign Minister on a regular basis in the course of his duties.