PM call with Colombian President: 9 August 2018
Prime Minister Theresa May and President of Colombia, Iv谩n Duque, spoke this afternoon.
A Downing Street spokesperson said:
鈥淭he Prime Minister and the President of Colombia, Iv谩n Duque, spoke this afternoon following his inauguration this week.
鈥淭he Prime Minister congratulated President Duque on his election victory.
鈥淭hey agreed the UK and Colombia were old friends who have grown even closer over the last two decades. They agreed that they had much to look forward to continuing to work together on, including security, trade, economic development and tackling climate change.
They agreed that there were many opportunities to develop future trade and in particular to strengthen ties in areas such as infrastructure, culture and the creative industries.
鈥淭hey agreed co-operation on security issues such as countering drug trafficking. The Prime Minister said she was pleased to see development on a sustainable peace process in Colombia and that she hoped to see that continue. She also thanked President Duque for Colombia鈥檚 support in strengthening the ability of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons to attribute responsibility for chemical weapons attacks.
鈥淭hey ended the call by looking forward to meeting in person and to developing their working relationship further.鈥�