克里訪問哥倫比亞討論貿易與安全

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is in Colombia for meetings with officials that are expected to include discussion of trade, drug trafficking and security.

Kerry arrived in Bogota late Sunday on his first trip to South America since becoming secretary of state earlier this year.

The visit comes as the Colombian government continues peace talks with FARC rebels in a bid to end five decades of conflict, in what remains the longest-running insurgency in Latin America.

U.S. Ambassador to Colombia Michael McKinley said Sunday the United States supports both the peace process and Colombia's post-conflict transition process.

Colombia is one of the closest U.S. allies in the region, but officials have expressed concern about reports leaked by a former NSA contractor detailing secret U.S. surveillance programs that gathered phone and Internet data from across the region.美國國務卿約翰·克里目前正在哥倫比亞會晤有關官員，會談議題預計包括貿易、打擊販毒和安全等問題。

克里星期日晚間抵達波哥大，這是他今年早些時候出任國務卿以來首次訪問南美。

目前，哥倫比亞政府繼續與反政府武裝“哥倫比亞革命武裝力量”舉行和談，爭取結束歷時50年的衝突。這是目前拉美持續時間最長的衝突。

美國駐哥倫比亞大使邁克爾·麥金利星期日說，美國既支持哥倫比亞當前的和平進程，也支持衝突後的過渡進程。

哥倫比亞是美國在該地區關係最密切的盟國之一，不過，哥倫比亞官員對前美國國安局合同工愛德華·斯諾登泄露的消息表示了關注。斯諾登爆料說，美國的祕密監聽項目在整個地區蒐集電話與互聯網數據。