U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met with Colombian Foreign Minister Maria Angela Holguin Cuellar Tuesday at the State Department. "The secretary obviously expressed admiration for President Santos' efforts to engage in peace negotiations with the FARC, and she also praised the Santos regime for its broad engagement on social and economic development and human rights in the country, including working on labor rights, land restitution, victims' reparations and its work with the Human Rights Council," State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland told reporters. "They also had a chance to discuss the potential for change in Venezuela, where both countries indicated that a political transition of any kind needs to happen in accordance with the Venezuelan constitution, needs to be transparent, [and] needs to be democratic. And the secretary also reiterated the U.S. support for Colombia's accession to the OECD, and commented positively on the potential for the Alliance of the Pacific, where Colombia plays a strong role," Nuland said.
