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.

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