Colombia on Tuesday tightened security measures for the visit of John McCain, the presumptive Republican nominee for the U.S. presidency.
McCain arrived in the port city of Cartagena at 5 p.m. (2200 GMT) on Tuesday for a two-day visit to Colombia. He was welcomed by President Alvaro Uribe.
Cartagena police commanders confirmed that some 2,000 personnel had been deployed to provide additional security during his visit.
"The controls were increased, there was aerial and land control in all the places McCain visited," said a commander of Cartagena's metropolitan police.
Local media reported that members of the U.S. secret service had been posted outside Cartagena days prior to McCain's visit, in order to oversee security measures.
McCain was accompanied by his wife Cindy McCain, and U.S. Senators Joe Lieberman and Lindsey Graham.
In his meeting with McCain, Uribe will urge the U.S. Congress to approve the Free Trade Agreement between the two countries signed in November 2006, Colombian officials said.
McCain will also meet with Colombian businessmen and members of the Colombian-American Chamber on Wednesday, before heading to Mexico.
Source:Xinhua
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