I say this as the president of the country which has suffered more deaths, more blood and more sacrifices in this war.

Where do you draw the line between peace and justice? If you ask the victims, they want more justice; if you ask the potential victims, they want more peace.

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

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.

I remember in 2000, when President Clinton came to Cartagena just before Plan Colombia started, the country was on the verge of becoming a failed state. Today, we are one of the most solid democracies, where institutions are working, where the scandals such as false positives have come to light because of those functioning institutions.

In any symmetrical war in today's world, it is necessary to have regional support.

I want to see Colombian youth become the best-educated in Latin America by 2025.