Colombians do not like the FARC. In fact, 95 percent reject the FARC.

You can't settle a 50-year conflict in 52 weeks.

Right here, in this same headquarters, 52 years ago, the Convention that gave the birth certificate to the war on drugs was approved.

The notion that you do not negotiate with terrorists is not the history of humanity or of the world.

Europe would be well advised to pay more attention to Latin America. The emerging economies are the engines of the global economy. Colombia has done too little to improve its reputation in Europe.

I fight terrorism as if there was no peace process, and I negotiate the peace process as if there was no terrorism.

It's in the interest of the U.S. to maintain a strong democracy in Colombia.