Juan Manuel Santos Quotes

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

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#2. Right here, in this same headquarters, 52 years ago, the Convention that gave the birth certificate to the war on drugs was approved

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#3. 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.

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#4. If we act together on the drug problem, with a comprehensive vision devoid of ideological or political biases, we will be able to prevent much harm and violence!

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#5. Today, we must acknowledge, that war has not been won

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#6. A Colombia without coca and without conflict was an impossible dream just a few years or decades ago, and today I can tell you it is a real possibility. Just imagine it. We have already begun discussion of the last two substantive points: victims and the end of the conflict.

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#7. 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.

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#8. Europe would be well advised to pay more attention to Latin America. The emerging economies are the engines of the global economy. Colombia has done too little to improve its reputation in Europe.

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#9. Colombia has a huge variety of plant and animal species, and we have enormous potential. Small and mid-sized companies should come to Colombia. From here, they have access to the entire Latin American market.

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

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#11. Good friends don't have to visit each other every day.

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