哥倫比亞將成爲拉美第一個北約全球夥伴

Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos announced Friday that his country will formally become NATO's first Latin American "global partner," beginning next week.

In a televised address from the presidential Narino Palace and on Twitter, Santos said: “We will formalize in Brussels next week - and this is very important - the entry of Colombia into NATO in the category of global partner. We will be the only country in Latin America with this privilege."

Santos, the 2016 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, who made peace with FARC rebels, said the move would improve Colombia's image on the world stage.

Colombia and NATO reached a partnership deal in May 2017 following the conclusion of the peace accord with FARC, now a political party.

Areas of cooperation include cyber security, maritime security, terrorism and its links to organized crime, and building the capacities and capabilities of the Colombian armed forces, according to a statement posted on NATO's website.

In addition to Colombia, NATO lists Afghanistan, Australia, Iraq, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Mongolia, New Zealand and Pakistan as "partners across the globe" or simply "global partners."哥倫比亞總統桑托斯星期五宣佈，哥倫比亞下星期將正式成爲北約的第一個拉丁美洲的“全球夥伴”。

桑托斯總統在總統府電視和推特實況轉播的講話中說：“我們下星期在布魯塞爾完成所有程序。哥倫比亞成爲北約全球夥伴這件事十分重要。我們將是拉丁美洲唯一有此殊榮的國家。”

因爲與“哥倫比亞革命武裝力量”實現和平而獲得2016年諾貝爾和平獎提名的桑托斯總統說，這將改善哥倫比亞在全世界的形象。

哥倫比亞政府與“哥倫比亞革命武裝力量”簽署和平協議之後，2017年5月與北約達成成爲全球夥伴的協議。原“哥倫比亞革命武裝力量”已轉型爲一個新的政黨。

北約網站上發表的聲明說，北約與哥倫比亞的合作包括網絡安全、海上安全、反恐以及打擊有組織犯罪，並對哥倫比亞軍隊進行能力建設。

除哥倫比亞外，目前北約的全球夥伴有阿富汗、澳大利亞、伊拉克、日本、韓國、蒙古、新西蘭和巴基斯坦。