Israel's President Shimon Peres, left, shakes hands with Colombia's Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santos during their meeting in Jerusalem, Thursday, Feb. 7, 2008. Santos is on an official visit to the regionPortion below; whole thing here: http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/showthread.php?t=128389
JERUSALEM: Colombian Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santos on Thursday praised his country's long defense relationship with Israel, saying he sought to boost it further by setting up a bilateral fund for technological research and development.
Hosting Santos at his official Jerusalem residence, Israeli President Shimon Peres said that in the 1950s, Colombia defied international embargoes to ship weapons to the newly created Jewish state, a statement from Peres' office said.
"In recent years the situation has come full circle, and Israel is able to repay Colombia in kind," it quoted Peres as saying, without elaborating.
Israel does not publish details of its arms exports but local media reports have said it is a major supplier of military hardware and expertise to Colombia.
The Israeli daily Yediot Ahronot wrote last week that Israel has been supplying Bogota with drone aircraft, arms, ammunition and electronic equipment for use in combatting the country's drug lords, quoting the Colombian weekly Semana as saying that Santos had confirmed that Israeli advisers had been working with his men.
JERUSALEM: Colombian Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santos on Thursday praised his country's long defense relationship with Israel, saying he sought to boost it further by setting up a bilateral fund for technological research and development.
Hosting Santos at his official Jerusalem residence, Israeli President Shimon Peres said that in the 1950s, Colombia defied international embargoes to ship weapons to the newly created Jewish state, a statement from Peres' office said.
"In recent years the situation has come full circle, and Israel is able to repay Colombia in kind," it quoted Peres as saying, without elaborating.
Israel does not publish details of its arms exports but local media reports have said it is a major supplier of military hardware and expertise to Colombia.
The Israeli daily Yediot Ahronot wrote last week that Israel has been supplying Bogota with drone aircraft, arms, ammunition and electronic equipment for use in combatting the country's drug lords, quoting the Colombian weekly Semana as saying that Santos had confirmed that Israeli advisers had been working with his men.
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