I Practice Transcendental Meditation And I Had

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.

My Generation Has Not Seen One Single Day Of Peace, And My Dream Is For My Children And The Children Of All Colombians To Have The Change To See It. I Hope The Guerrilla Understands That The Time Has Come To Leave This 50-year Confrontation Behind; That The Time Has Come To Change From Bullets To Votes, From Weapons To Argumentations; That The Time Has Come For Them To Continue Their Struggle, But Within Democracy.

More Than 70 Percent Of Colombians Want Peace. The Rest Are Afraid Of The Price To Be Paid. But Even They Will Realize That Their Worst Fears Will Not Come True. I'm Quite Optimistic That Colombians Do Back An Agreement With The Farc.

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.

Unfortunately, My Rivals Are Spreading All Kinds Of Suspicions For Political Reasons That Are Absolutely Not True. They've Tried Accusing Me Of Agreeing To Dismantle The Army, Of Jeopardizing Private Property, Of Giving The Pensions Of Policemen To The Guerillas - All Kinds Of Lies. What They Want Is For People To Be Afraid Of Peace.