Reuters: Colombia, FARC rebels to sign new peace deal on Thursday
A new peace accord between Colombia's government and Marxist FARC rebels will be signed on Thursday and sent to Congress for approval, President Juan Manuel Santos said on Tuesday, bringing a formal end to the 52-year civil war ever closer.
The revised document will be signed in Bogota between FARC leader Rodrigo Londono and Santos, who won the Nobel Peace Prize last month for his efforts to end the conflict with the insurgent group.
"We have the unique opportunity to close this painful chapter in our history that has bereaved and afflicted millions of Colombians for half a century," the president said in a televised address.
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Colombian government, FARC to sign peace deal despite opposition objections -- UPI
Colombia, FARC Set to Sign Renegotiated Peace Deal -- VOA
Colombian president reaches revised peace accord with FARC rebels -- CSM
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1 comment:
There was a peace deal in the 1990s.
FARC used it it to consolidate territory, become a state with in a state, rest and re-arm.
FARC must be wanting a peace deal to get such easy gains again and because their sugar daddy Venezuela is on the ropes.
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