Rubio: U.S. must support Colombia’s war on drugs for the sake of regional peace and stability

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U.S. must support Colombia’s war on drugs for the sake of regional peace and stability
By Marco Rubio     February 12, 2019

Colombian President Iván Duque this week will make his first official visit to Washington, D.C., since his inauguration last year. This trip offers the United States. and Colombia an opportunity to renew and strengthen our strategic alliance, which has become all-the-more important as both nations work with the international community to resolve the crisis in Venezuela.

For more than 50 years, Colombia endured a brutal and bloody internal armed conflict that almost rendered the country a failed state. Two decades ago, however, our two nations partnered together to create Plan Colombia, a bilateral initiative to strengthen the Colombian government’s institutions and military capabilities.

Out of the violence and insurgency that plagued Colombia rose an economic and security partnership unlike anything else in Latin America. Largely because of the total commitment of the Colombian government and society, Plan Colombia became a model for the strategic partnership that further seeks to consolidate the country’s gains in security, stability and prosperity.

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