Ms. Pickard, you've spoken of national sovereignty and the importance of respecting national sovereignty in Colombia. In the congressional election there was only one party against free trade agreements and that was Polo, and the result for this election was that 7% of Colombians voted for the anti-free trade party. Several recent polls have demonstrated that the same party in the presidential election is tracking at 4% to 5%. Isn't it disrespectful of Colombian national sovereignty to not respect the independence of that nation when they say they want these free trade agreements?
On May 13th, 2010. See this statement in context.