US embassy cable - 05BOGOTA9786

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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