The Colombian economy is very strong. We have one of the highest rates of growth in Latin America.

Colombia has a big market that is growing because we are elevating people out of poverty and into the middle class.

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

A perfect peace is not possible; it doesn't exist.

I would never accept general impunity for the guerrillas!

Ten years ago, we were seen as a virtually failed state, but today we are a vibrant democracy. You can walk safely through the streets of Bogota these days.

To make peace, it is necessary to know how to make war.