TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Former Colombian President Álvaro Uribe met with House Speaker Paul Renner and other Republican lawmakers in Tallahassee on Wednesday to discuss the importance of advancing democratic principles and maintaining a relationship between the United States and Colombia. Uribe received a warm welcome in Florida’s state capitol building from dozens of guests, even as he faces charges in Colombia that he tried to influence witnesses who could tie him to paramilitary groups. The former president has maintained his innocence and his supporters allege he is being persecuted. The legal…