From the jungles of colombia. She came as a free woman after more than six years as perhaps the most famous captive in the world. Hers is an extraordinary story, from Hellish Imprisonment to miraculous rescue. And now Ingrid Betancourt is ready to tell it. Ingrid betancourt, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you so much, im so glad to be here with you today. Were very glad to have you on the programme. Youve had a week and a little bit more of freedom. How do you feel now . Well, its a shock. First, because after years of being every day submerged into sadness, im the opposite now. Its the euphoria of being with my family, and feeling so much happiness, its just great. Has the euphoria to any extent worn off yet . No. I hope it wont go ever again. I mean, i would like to always remember how great it is to be alive and how great it is to be free. I dont want to forget it. I think we shouldnt forget. Its a privilege. Has it been somewhat disorientating to be, for more than six years, a captive
From the jungles of colombia. She came as a free woman after more than six years as perhaps the most famous captive in the world. Hers is an extraordinary story, from Hellish Imprisonment to miraculous rescue. And now Ingrid Betancourt is ready to tell it. Ingrid betancourt, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you so much, im so glad to be here with you today. Were very glad to have you on the programme. Youve had a week and a little bit more of freedom. How do you feel now . Well, its a shock. First, because after years of being every day submerged into sadness, im the opposite now. Its the euphoria of being with my family, and feeling so much happiness, its just great. Has the euphoria to any extent worn off yet . No. I hope it wont go ever again. I mean, i would like to always remember how great it is to be alive and how great it is to be free. I dont want to forget it. I think we shouldnt forget. Its a privilege. Has it been somewhat disorientating to be, for more than six years, a captive
From the jungles of colombia. She came as a free woman after more than six years as perhaps the most famous captive in the world. Hers is an extraordinary story, from Hellish Imprisonment to miraculous rescue. And now Ingrid Betancourt is ready to tell it. Ingrid betancourt, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you so much, im so glad to be here with you today. Were very glad to have you on the programme. Youve had a week and a little bit more of freedom. How do you feel now . Well, its a shock. First, because after years of being every day submerged into sadness, im the opposite now. Its the euphoria of being with my family, and feeling so much happiness, its just great. Has the euphoria to any extent worn off yet . No. I hope it wont go ever again. I mean, i would like to always remember how great it is to be alive and how great it is to be free. I dont want to forget it. I think we shouldnt forget. Its a privilege. Has it been somewhat disorientating to be, for more than six years, a captive
education, housing, health, and social services. millions of colombians have been lifted out of poverty. today we continue next to u.s. partners in peace colombia to consolidate peace in the most affected areas. with the robust support of your government, we are removing thousands of anti-personnel mines that murdered and mutilated children, women, and soldiers. we are healing the wounds of our victims and we are embarking on a big social development program. such as we said today, we are working with your administration to take advantage of the unique opportunity peace offers so as to reduce permanently the
with the active participation of the private sector, we have reached trade agreements, investment agreements that are mutually beneficial. this morning we established the entrepreneurial council between the united states and colombia. we are and wish to continue to be the best destination in latin america for american businesses. colombia will continue to be very proudly a close friend and a strategic ally of the united states. dear president trump, i hope you can visit us soon so that you can personally witness the transformation underway in our country. i hope to be able to welcome you to a colombia in peace, a more equitable colombia, a better