Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos reacts after he received the 'President's Medal' from University of Miami President Donna Shalala during his visit to the University in Coral Gables, Florida December 2, 2013. REUTERS/Joe Skipper
MIAMI (Reuters) - Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos, bound for Washington on an official visit, said on Monday he remains cautiously optimistic about peace talks with Marxist FARC rebels taking place in Cuba.
"I think the conditions are there" for a successful conclusion to the talks, Santos told an audience of academics, students and diplomats at the University of Miami. "Things are moving hopefully in the correct direction."
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