INVERCLYDE Chamber's chief met with the Colombian ambassador at a COP26 reception in Glasgow in a bid to boost trade links.

George McKay, chief executive of ICC, attended a reception where he spoke with the South American nation's United Kingdom representative, Antonio Jose Ardila.

Mr McKay has been forging local links with the country for some time, having held a virtual international trade partnership mission in June this year with Colombian, Inverclyde and Scottish businesses taking part.

The Colombian president, Ivan Duque Márquez was also at the reception, which was attended by Scottish businesses and Colombian delegates.