The peace talks between the Santos government and the FARC gained a significant progress in 2013. The two sides reached the peace agreements on land issues and political participation. With a strong financial support President Santos is expected to win the second presidential term in 2014. Thanks to increasing domestic demand and counter-cyclical economic policies，Colombia achieved a GDP increase by 4.0 percent in 2013. The mining and industrial sectors suffered from massive strikes and environmental disputes and grew slowly. Domestic security deteriorated because of farmers’ protests and miners’ strikes. Colombia deepened economic ties with other members of the Pacific Alliance.