Hoping to build bridge to progress


  • Letters
  • Sunday, 09 Feb 2003

A master builder in his coffee-rich land,entrepreneur-turned-diplomatFernando Marin Valencia tells PAUL GABRIEL he is working on buildinga lasting ‘bridge ’ between Bogotل and Kuala Lumpur 

OFFERING a cup of Colombian gourmet coffee, Fernando Marin Valencia is relaxed but seems somewhat surprised at being the subject of interest.  

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