Thursday, November 24, 2016

Colombia signs revised peace deal with FARC rebels

Colombia's government has signed a revised peace agreement with the armed group FARC aiming to end half a century of hostilities, nearly two months after the rejection of the original deal in a referendum*.


President Juan Manuel Santos Santos and FARC leader Rodrigo Londono signed the 310-page accord on Thursday at the historic Colon Theater in the capital Bogota.

"We can turn the page on violence," Santos said after the signing, while praising the "persistence" of the negotiators to reach a "better" agreement.

For his part, rebel leader Londono declared, "the word should be the only weapon in Colombia", adding that the new dea; took into account "the concerns made by many sectors" of the society.

The two men shook hands amid loud cheers from the audience.

The hastily-organised ceremony was a far more modest and sombre event than the one in September in the city of Cartagena, where the two leaders had signed an accord in front of an audience of foreign leaders and United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon.
 aljazeera.com
24/11/16
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***The pact, which incorporates changes sought by those who voted down the original agreement in an Oct. 2 referendum, will be subject to ratification by Congress, where Santos allies hold a majority.
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