Sinn Féin’s spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Seán Crowe TD, has welcomed the announcement that Colombia’s second largest rebel group, the National Liberation Army (ELN), has entered into formal peace talks with the Colombian government. Deputy Crowe said: “The protracted conflict in Colombia is the only ongoing war in South America and I welcome the news […]
Sinn Féin’s spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Seán Crowe TD, met with the Chilean Minister for Foreign Affairs in Leinster House today. Deputy Crowe said: “I was very happy to meet Mr. Heraldo Muñoz, the Chilean Foreign Affairs Minister, with the Oireachtas Foreign Affairs Committee. “We had a positive discussion on bilateral relations between Ireland and […]
Sinn Féin’s Spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Seán Crowe TD, has described the Government’s support for the EU Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Colombia as a travesty that is ill-timed and will undermined societal change. The FTA came before the Dáil for ratification today and Crowe said that it will do little if anything to improve […]
Sinn Féin’s spokesperson on Foreign Affairs and Trade, Seán Crowe TD, today met Gilberto Luis Martinez, a member of the Executive Committee of the National Central Unit of Colombian Workers (CUT). Gilberto was in Ireland to speak about on going human rights abuses in Colombia, and specifically the violent targeting of trade union leaders by the Government, […]
Sinn Féin’s spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Seán Crowe TD, joined trade union and Justice for Colombia activists who handed over a petition to the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade today which calls for the release of arrested Colombian trade union activist Huber Ballesteros. The petition, which was signed by over 11,500 individuals, was also […]
Sinn Féin’s Spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Trade, and Diaspora, Seán Crowe TD, today met with the Justice for Colombia group to discuss on going issues in the country and the on-going peace talks. Deputy Crowe said: “Today I met a delegation which represented the Justice for Colombia (JFC) groups of Ireland and of Britain. “We […]
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