PM call with Colombian President: 9 August 2018
Prime Minister 皇冠体育appresa May and President of Colombia, Iv谩n Duque, spoke this afternoon.
A Downing Street spokesperson said:
鈥溁使谔逵齛pp Prime Minister and the President of Colombia, Iv谩n Duque, spoke this afternoon following his inauguration this week.
鈥溁使谔逵齛pp Prime Minister congratulated President Duque on his election victory.
鈥溁使谔逵齛ppy agreed the UK and Colombia were old friends who have grown even closer over the last two decades. 皇冠体育appy agreed that they had much to look forward to continuing to work together on, including security, trade, economic development and tackling climate change.
皇冠体育appy 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.
鈥溁使谔逵齛ppy agreed co-operation on security issues such as countering drug trafficking. 皇冠体育app 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.
鈥溁使谔逵齛ppy ended the call by looking forward to meeting in person and to developing their working relationship further.鈥�