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

I have the complete support of the military. I personally served in the navy.

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

The fight against drug trafficking by the Colombian government has been present, and the Americans themselves are the first to recognize that.

Colombia is a different country today. The state is now present in every single corner, the drug lords are in jail or dead. So we have the means to guarantee the security of FARC politicians.

One doesn't make peace with one's friends. One makes peace with one's enemies.

Uribe and I have very good relations. I owe him loyalty, I admire him, he did great things for our country, and I think that because of what he did, I can now concentrate on different issues, different from what he concentrated on.