The Ministry of Foreign Trade also known as Mincomex, was a national executive ministry of the Government of Colombia in charge of foreign trade issues in order to improve the Economy of Colombia.
Colombia seeks diplomatic and commercial relations with all countries, regardless of their ideologies or political or economic systems.
[6] Regional relations remain good despite occasional issues with neighbors, especially regarding spillover from Colombia's armed conflict, including cross-border guerrilla crossings, the flow of refugees, and the spread of drug crops.
These issues are of particular concern to the bordering countries of Brazil, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela.
For example, Ecuador has closed its main border crossing with Colombia every night since August 2002, when evidence emerged that Colombian guerrillas and paramilitaries were asserting control over Ecuador's border communities.