Biden firmly backs Colombia peace effort

By Frank Bajak

Published June 18, 2014 9:53pm ET

Biden firmly backs Colombia peace effort — Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos, left, and U.S. Vice President Joe Biden give a press conference at the presidential palace in Bogota, Colombia, Wednesday, June 18, 2014. Biden met with Santos just three days after Colombia's president won re-election in what was widely seen as an endorsement of talks to end the Western Hemisphere's last sizable armed conflict. (AP Photo/Javier Galeano) | Javier Galeano

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — U.S. Vice President Joe Biden pledged firm support Wednesday for Colombia’s newly re-elected leader and the peace process on which he has bet his presidency.

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