The Colombian government beneath President Juan Manuel Santos and the FARC revolt institution on Wednesday announced the warring aspects have reached a deal on a bilateral quit–hearth that wouldcause the end of the fifty two–yr conflict.
Peace talks have been taking vicinity among the government and the FARC in Havana, Cuba, given that2012. the perimeters stated they had been in a position to overcome the most contentious thing of the peace negotiations: the disarmament of the 7,000-sturdy guerilla group and details over the transition of itsparticipants into civilian life. within the early 2000s, about 17,000 militants fought for the FARC.
Santos will travel to Havana on Thursday for a ceremony wherein FARC chief Rodrigo Londoño —additionally known as Timoleón Jiménez or Timochenko — will attend.
“the following day could be a extremely good day! We labored for a Colombia at peace, a dream thatbecomes fact,” Santos stated Wednesday.Cuban President Raul Castro, United countries Secretary-wellknown Ban Ki-Moon, Norway foreign Minister Borge Brende, Chilean President Michelle Bachelet and Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro will also attend, as well as representatives from the usa and the ecuUnion.
greater than 220,000 human beings have died and some five million have been internally displacedbecause of the Colombian battle because the FARC’s founding in 1964. The militant rebellionorganization, recognized officially as the modern defense force of Colombia, has been involved in drug-trafficking, kidnapping and other illicit interest to fund its insurgency campaign.
Santos lately stated he hopes a peace deal might be enacted via July 20, which could end the longest-walking conflict in the Western hemisphere. A previous negotiation cut-off date of March 23 changed intoneglected over the difficulty of disarmament.
“The delegations of the country wide authorities and the FARC-EP inform to the general public thatwe’ve got successfully reached an agreement on a bilateral and very last ceasefire and cessation of hostilities; decommissioning of weapons; protection guarantees and the fight towards criminal agenciesanswerable for homicides and massacres or that target human rights defenders, social actions and politicalmovements, together with the criminal groups which have been labeled successors of paramilitarism and their aid networks, and the prosecution of criminal conducts that threaten the implementation of the agreements and the construction of peace,” the total joint announcement by way of the authorities and the FARC reads.
Colombia nonetheless faces the risk of the country wide Liberation navy, or ELN, rise up institution. The Colombian authorities stalled formal peace talks with the guerilla institution that have been to begin inmay also over the issue of kidnappings. The ELN is made of up to 3,000 members but officers estimate the institution‘s numbers are waning.
