He also praised the Republic of China as a freedom bastion in Asia. He added that, on behalf of the people of Colombia, he expressed the wishes that the ROC may become more and more prosperous and will obtain the goal of mainland recovery at an early date.
羅培茲議長受勳後表示，獲得中華民國贈勳，感到無比的光榮。他讚揚我國是亞洲的自由堡壘，他並代表哥國人民祝福我全國人民富強康樂，反共復國的心願早日完成。