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U.S. must support Colombia’s war on drugs for the sake of regional peace and stability
By U.S. Senator Marco Rubio
February, 13, 2019
Colombian President Iván Duque this week will make his first official visit to Washington, D.C., since his inauguration last year. This trip offers the United States. and Colombia an opportunity to renew and strengthen our strategic alliance, which has become all-the-more important as both nations work with the international community to resolve the crisis in Venezuela.
For more than 50 years, Colombia endured a brutal and bloody internal armed conflict that almost rendered the country a failed state. Two decades ago, however, our two nations partnered together to create Plan Colombia, a bilateral initiative to strengthen the Colombian government’s institutions and military capabilities.
Out of the violence and insurgency that plagued Colombia rose an economic and security partnership unlike anything else in Latin America. Largely because of the total commitment of the Colombian government and society, Plan Colombia became a model for the strategic partnership that further seeks to consolidate the country’s gains in security, stability and prosperity.
The benefits of robust bipartisan support from Congress and successive presidential administrations over the past 20 years is clear. In addition to continuing to fight narcoterrorists and transnational criminal organizations inside their country, Colombian military and federal police are now capable of sharing their security expertise with other nations in the region.
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RUBIO: EE.UU. TIENE LA OBLIGACIÓN DE RESPALDAR LA LUCHA ANTIDROGAS DE IVÁN DUQUE
Marco Rubio: EEUU tiene la obligación de respaldar la lucha antidrogas de Iván Duque
Por: El senador estadounidense Marco Rubio
13 de Febrero del 2019
El Nuevo Herald
El presidente colombiano, Iván Duque, realizará esta semana su primera visita oficial a Washington D.C., desde su toma de posesión el año pasado. Este viaje le brindará a EEUU y Colombia la oportunidad de renovar y fortalecer su alianza estratégica, que se ha vuelto aún más importante a medida que ambas naciones trabajan con la comunidad internacional para resolver la crisis actual en Venezuela.
Durante más de 50 años, Colombia sufrió un sangriento conflicto armado que casi hizo del país un Estado fallido. Sin embargo, hace dos décadas, nuestras naciones se unieron para crear el Plan Colombia, una iniciativa bilateral para fortalecer las instituciones y capacidades militares del gobierno colombiano.
De la violencia y la insurgencia que plagaron a Colombia surgió una alianza económica y de seguridad, a diferencia de cualquier otra en Latinoamérica. Ese resultado fue en gran parte debido al compromiso del gobierno y de la comunidad colombiana. El Plan Colombia se convirtió en un modelo estratégico que más adelante consolidaría aún más los beneficios del país en materia de seguridad, estabilidad y prosperidad.
El apoyo bipartidista brindado por el Congreso de los Estados Unidos y los cambios sucesivos presidenciales han dado resultados beneficiosos al Plan Colombia. Además de seguir luchando contra los narcoterroristas y las organizaciones criminales transnacionales dentro de su país, el ejército y la policía nacional colombiana son capaces de compartir sus conocimientos y entrenamientos en seguridad con otros países de la región.
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