Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday promised strong U.S. backing for peace talks aimed at ending the conflict in Colombia, for half a century, calling the country's success story in the world, many countries have failed or is failing.
Kerry and Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said after the talks held in Bogota: "The United States will support the peace."
Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, FARC negotiations with the government to end the conflict has killed more than 20 million deaths since it began nearly fifty years ago.
The U.S. government has been supporting Colombia's efforts to fight the FARC, providing billions of dollars in military assistance and know-how over the past decade, has helped halve the power of drugs funded rebel group of about 8,000 fighters and to promote it more deep into the inhospitable jungle.
Kerry's first official visit to South America exposing U.S. global monitoring plan by former U.S. National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden is taking place under the cloud.
Espionage activities in Latin American countries have triggered a particular concern, many of which have been complaining about the U.S. violation of its sovereignty.
Brazil, Kerry arrived on Monday night, has been particularly prominent voice their complaints.
Kerry said, NSA controversy was "comprehensive dialogue" with Santos, a very small part of it.
Kerry said: "We must be engaged in a very complicated efforts to prevent terrorists from killing innocent people, in many different places," he said, citing diplomatic corps about $ 20 per month temporarily closed. "This is our only engaged"
Colombia said it has received U.S. security
Foreign Minister Maria Angela Holguin said that Colombia has received the "necessary guarantees" from Washington, the two countries will continue to work together in a safe.
A senior U.S. official said Washington is trying to prevent stains and other NSA controversial aspects of the relationship.
The United States has invested about $ 870 million to Colombia since 1999 to help the country fight the FARC "guerrillas and drug traffickers known as" Plan Colombia an initiative. This year the amount of about 350 million.
U.S. officials said there was time to go mainly to pay for military hardware and training, these funds are gradually being redirected towards development and support of the peace process.
Kerry's decision to make Colombia as secretary of state, in his first state visit to South America, reflecting Washington and the close ties between Bogota, in an area where many governments keep their distance from the U.S. government.
It also reflects the progress of Colombia in the last decade.
Colombia is the "very few success stories one anywhere in the world right now," Kerry told the U.S. embassy employee, during a brief visit.
"This is a great story, not just the hemisphere, but the real world, where so many of the challenges facing governments today, some of which is a failure - and some have failed."
U.S. not directly involved in the peace talks, which took place in Cuba. Negotiations, some of which is unpopular Colombians, seems to be slowly moving.
Santos last week, told Reuters in an interview, told reporters that the leaders of the FARC in the negotiations, if the talks break down, will return to the jungle and the end of the day, on the battlefield, or in prison.
Peace negotiations with the Colombian government after the meeting on Monday, Kerry Ar cangeles Wounded Warrior program, where the soldiers and police, who have lost limbs in the war, through the movement vindicated brief visit.
He watched the game wheelchair rugby, sport yellow and blue "Colombia" shirts, attended a volleyball teams, whose members had lost a leg, or both.
Subsequently, Kerry promises "the ultimate attempt to help bring peace in Colombia."
"I'm a veteran," he said. "I fought in Vietnam."
 



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