US pledges Colombia $600 million in aid

The US government pledged $600 million to Colombia over the next five years, deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced.

The aid package, announced following a meeting in Bogota that involved a US deputy secretary of state and Colombia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Maria Angela Holguin, is meant to help rebuild Colombia in the midst of a sensitive yet promising peace process.





Source: Colombia Reports