US names Bernard Aronson as envoy to Colombia peace process
Source: Associated Press
US names Bernard Aronson as envoy to Colombia peace process
Feb 20, 2015 posted by Reuters
The United States moved on Friday to play a more direct role in Colombia’s peace talks, naming Bernard “Bernie” Aronson, a former US assistant secretary of state for Inter-American Affairs, as a special envoy to the process.
“After careful consideration, President [Barack] Obama has come to the conclusion that while significant obstacles remain, a negotiated peace in Colombia is absolutely worth pursuing and absolutely worth assisting if we are able to,” Secretary of State John Kerry told reporters.
As a close ally of Colombia, the United States has “responsibility to do what it can in order to help Colombia to achieve that peace,” Kerry said.
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos requested a more direct US role in ending the five-decade-long war during Kerry’s visit to Bogota in December.
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