Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs written question – answered at on 6 May 2009.
John Cummings
Labour, Easington
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs on what dates (a) Ministers and (b) officials from his Department met representatives of the Colombian Government during 2008.
Gillian Merron
Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Foreign & Commonwealth Office
Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) Ministers had meetings or discussions with representatives of the Colombian Government, including President Uribe, Vice President Santos, Foreign Minister Bermudez and Defence Minister Santos on the following dates in 2008:
In addition, FCO ministers are in regular contact with the Colombian ambassador to the UK.
Sir Peter Ricketts, Permanent Under Secretary of State for the FCO, visited Colombia 17-
Other FCO officials, including in Bogota, London and in multilateral Posts, hold regular meetings with Colombian Government officials as part of their regular official duties. As this information is not held centrally, it would not be possible to provide a comprehensive list of such meetings without incurring disproportionate cost.
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