Colombia and the United Kingdom are experiencing the best moment in their bilateral relations.

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson At the end of a bilateral meeting he held with the President of the Republic, Ivan Duque, in the midst of an agenda that began to be implemented in London, Send his greetings to the Colombian people.

Johnson, who was very comfortable next to the Colombian president, who did not hesitate to call him his friend, He emphasized the importance of continuing the fight for biological and natural heritage and continuing the fight against climate change.

The Colombian president referred to the meeting and Boris Johnson’s words on his Twitter account: “The words of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Tweet embedgreat friend of Colombia, Who recognizes our global leadership in protecting biodiversity and combating #climate crisis. #WorkVisitToLondon“.

“It’s great, it’s great to be here with my friend, Chief Duki, and I just want to send Our sincere congratulations to the Colombian people for everything they do to show leadership in the worldHafez Johnson.

“Leadership in matters of protecting our biological and natural heritage of the forest, thank you,” he added.

It should be noted that Colombia on Wednesday formalized its free trade agreement with the United KingdomA situation that was reinforced by the outcome of the meeting between President Duque and Prime Minister Johnson.

This means that Colombia became one of the first countries in Latin America to sign a free trade agreement with the United Kingdom after its exit from the European Union or Britain’s exit from the European Union.

High-level sources from the Presidency of the Republic have revealed to SEMANA that Colombia has successfully completed all its internal, constitutional and legal procedures for the entry into force of the Free Trade Agreement with the United Kingdom.

It was also clarified that Colombia and the United Kingdom maintained tariff preferences through diplomatic notes every six months, “Up until this historic moment in which the FTA was formalized”, Highlighted the national government.