The next president is going to find a country in complete ruins. Colombia has to be rebuilt from scratch.

It strips the FARC of all credibility in terms of their supposed will to make peace. You can't have peace with crimes like this.

I think the country has to face these realities and the international community has to be supportive both in the economic side and also in the social side.

They want to come into this country. They want to help the economy of this country. They want to have a better life for themselves. The United States offers that opportunity. We want them to be able to get that in a dignified manner.

What Mexico City cannot do and my country cannot do is to allow us to be intimidated, the authorities to be intimidated, by organized crime.

In terms of the espionage, this is something I have talked to President Obama about. We don't want it to mar the relationship between Mexico and the United States. But it is unacceptable for a country to practice such espionage, especially if there is a good relationship with the other country.