- Politics
- Government asks the Eln to renounce kidnapping.
With the request to Eln to publicly renounce to continue the kidnappings, giving the certainty that this will be an autonomous table and explaining the methodology of work, the head of the Government delegation, Juan Camilo Restrepo, formally installed the phase Negotiation with this guerrilla.
"I want to take this opportunity to invite the Eln to give the best news to Colombians with their public renunciation of kidnapping. It is not acceptable in any case, nor in the humanitarian, nor in the ethical,nor in the political, nor legal plane. The kidnapping was, has been and will be unjustifiable, "he said in his statement.
For Restrepo, without this decision will be very difficult to advance in the construction of agreements and to guarantee better levels of credibility of this dialogue table. "Colombia, the international community here and the families of those who are still abducted by Eln are waiting for this announcement."
The negotiator said that "we do not come to this table to explore; And the exploratory phase was behind. The objective of this table is "to sign a Final Agreement to end the armed conflict and agree on transformations in search of a Colombia in peace and equity. That is our mission. "
- Sports
María Camila Osorio Serrano
The cucuteña debuted with victory in the Cup Federation of the Americas, in Mexico.
The youth tennis player cucuteña Maria Camila Osorio Serrano did not disentuate in his debut this Monday in the Federation Cup of the Americas that is fulfilled in Metepec, (Mexico), and responded to the trust that gave him the captain of the Colombian team, Catalina Castaño.
'Mariaca' with his 15 years, but already with enough international experience gave to Colombia the first point in the defense of Group I of the American Zone.
The Northeast defeated Brazil's Gabriela Vianace, with a 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (17-15) tie break.
In this way, Osorio won his third singles point in the Fed Cup, remembering that in 2015, in the series that took place in Bolivia, won the encounters that he played against Paraguay and Ecuador.
Exceptional was the premiere of Colombia in the Federation Cup.
The team led by Catalina Castaño secured the first point after the victories of Maria Camila Osorio, Talentos Postobon, and Mariana Duque, Team Colsánitas.
In the first round, Osorio (1,233 WTA) won in a dramatic encounter to the Brazilian (506 WTA) in 2 hours and 49 minutes and saving 10 match point.
"I had a lot of order and discipline, but first of all boozer and desire to win. When I went down I tried to play the points better because I was about to lose, "Osorio said from Mexico.