True||Israel and Columbia signed a free trade agreement during a visit by President Juan Manuel Santos, Israel's closest South American ally, the Israeli president's office says.||<div name='divDetails' id='divDetails'><p>JERUSALEM:  Israel and Columbia signed a free trade agreement on Monday during a visit by President Juan Manuel Santos, Israel's closest South American ally, the Israeli president's office said.</p><p>Santos met Israeli President Shimon Peres at his official Jerusalem residence, where officials from the two governments also signed agreements on aviation and technological innovation.</p><p>A statement from Peres's office said the free trade deal covered services and investment as well as goods. </p><p>"I welcome you here as an important and influential leader of Latin America," Peres told Santos. </p><p>"You are a true friend of Israel and your visit to our country will provide fresh impetus to relations and cooperation in the fields of security, science, technology and agriculture. </p><p>"Israel will be more than happy to assist Colombia and provide any knowledge that we can to help develop the Colombian economy," Peres said.</p><p>On Tuesday, Santos is to meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem and Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas in the West Bank town of Ramallah.</p></div>||null||http://www.dailystar.com.lb/PaymentRequest.aspx?username=&guid=00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000||