The Senate approved the creation of the Ministry & # 39; Sports – Other Sports – Sports

The Senate approved by Colombia & # 39; unanimous way project envisages the creation of & # 39; Ministry of Sport will be based in the city & # 39; Cali. By & # 39; this – decision – Department of Management & # 39; Sports, the Recreation, Physical Activity and Use of Free Time (Coldeportes) in the Ministry, as published by the Senate on Twitter.

The bill now has to receive a green light in the House, the added information. During the debate, the former president and now, the senator Álvaro Uribe assured that it is "capable jiċħadh" with his vote "the seat of the city & # 39; Cali for affection.
"Of course, I nsejħilhom attention so it does not open road to take the government to one or the other without a real decentralization", he warned.

For his part, Senator of the Party of the U, Roy Barreras, said that Cali is the seat of the new Ministry is 'Tribute to the Pacific "and" street & # 39; decentralization and real presence of & # 39; State throughout the territory ". "The Colombian athletes are also creators of & # 39; national identity", he concluded.

For his part, Senator of the Liberal Party, Luis Fernando Velasco, said that the approval of the Ministry of Sport "serious recognition & # 39; mean that athletes in Colombia". He also stressed that the draft approved "orders to boost investment" in sports.

EFE