Thank you very much.
I want to thank all of you for being here. The fact that you are present shows that we're all very interested in this issue, and you have shown great interest as well in moving forward with the free trade between both countries.
I want to maybe have you comment on two things that we hear. Sometimes there are two realities that are presented before our committee. One of them is the ongoing election. There have been those who have argued that the Colombians are against free trade, so I want to know if there is any movement at the political level during this election time of any leading candidate or party who is strongly opposing this free trade. That would give an indication of how people stand on the issue.
And number two is on the issue of the two realities. I don't take the view of the extremists who believe there is nothing going right in your country, because I think it's unfair to characterize your country as a failed state, given the progress you've made over the years. So I don't see it in that light. But I think it's important for you to assure us, once again, of some of the development you have done, and, as you move forward with this agreement, of your ability to work also with NGO communities. That's where a lot of the criticism of this agreement has come from. It's from the NGOs on the issue of human rights. Are you able to work with them to put in proper reporting mechanisms and, in the future, possible human rights assessments?
Those are the two realities I would ask you to comment on.