COLOMBIAN SENATE EXPRESSES SORROW, SOLIDARITY WITH

UNCLAS BOGOTA 009786 SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: OPDC CO SUBJECT: COLOMBIAN SENATE EXPRESSES SORROW, SOLIDARITY WITH HURRICANE VICTIMS ¶1. On October 7, Embassy received a diplomatic note in which the Minister of Foreign Affairs conveyed the text of Resolution 110, approved by the Colombian Senate on September 27, to the USG. In the resolution, the Senate expresses its sorrow for and solidarity with the victims of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. ¶2. Begin translated text: The Senate of the Republic expresses its sorrow and solidarity with the Government and the people of the United States of America. We regret the tragedy faced by the cities and towns located near the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain as a result of the most catastrophic natural phenomenon in your history -- Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Likewise, the Senate of the Republic supports the efforts made by the Colombian Government to assist its brother country, the United States, in overcoming this tragedy and its aftermath. To be communicated to the Ambassador of the United States /s/ Roberto Gerlein Echeverria German Vargas Lleras Ricardo Varela Consuegra Manuel Diaz Jimeno Flor Gnecco Arregoces Camilo Sanchez Ortega Victor Renan Barco Lopez Luis Elmer Arenas Parra Maria Isabel Cruz Mejia Carlos Moreno De Caro Mario Suarez Florez Mario Uribe Escober Hector Fernando Ramirez Vasquez Jose Francisco Armenta Rios Fabio Granada Loaiza End translated text. WOOD