The announcement made in London by Luis Fernando Andrade, President of the Colombian National Infrastructure Agency (ANI), further reflects Government’s plans to designate 1.5% of GDP to infrastructure projects over the next two years while increasing this to 3% by 2014.

Starting on February 20th, Colombia's diving team takes part on the 18th FINA Diving World Cup 2012, the last individual and synchronised diving qualification opportunity for the London 2012 Games.

Colombia and the UK will be a driving force in pressing for new goals to help the world embrace a greener and more sustainable economy at this summer’s major UN conference in Brazil, pledged Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman.

With over 5 million Colombian roses being shipped to the UK and 500,000,000 to other countries around the world to meet the February 14th, Valentine’s Day in 2012 will have a taste of Colombia.

At a special event at the Radio Theatre in London, BBC Radio 3 was announced that José Hernando Arias, a 19 year old self-taught virtuoso accordion player, will be Radio 3's World Routes Academy student with Colombian accordion player Egidio Cuadrado as his mentor.

Colombian writer Juan Gabriel Vásquez holds a four-night residency at  A Room for London, the art installation located on the roof of Southbank Centre’s Queen Elizabeth Hall.

Designer Silvia Quintanilla, part of the Milan-based creative duo Carnovsky has been awarded Best Wallpaper for La Selva print at the 8th Wallpaper* Design Awards.

Some of world’s best gymnasts visit London for the start of the London 2012 Gymnastics test event, part of the London Prepares series.