Thank you very much, and good afternoon to all of you.
Above all, I would like to convey to the members of this standing committee my thanks for the invitation to speak this afternoon about Colombia and about aspirations to conclude a free trade agreement with Canada. In fact, I would like to offer a presentation, if you will allow me to, in order to give you the context of our current situation in Colombia. After that, I would be more than happy to proceed with the procedure you suggested for this afternoon, if this is acceptable to you.