LatinWeek
Washington Watch - 18 February 2010
Colombia: The Colombian defence minister, Gabriel Silva, completed a three-day visit to Washington DC on 11 February. He was reportedly told that the Obama administration remains firm about cutting military aid to Colombia, as outlined in the 2010 budget proposal, and that the ratification of the US-Colombia free trade agreement, currently frozen in congress, is unlikely to go ahead this year.
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