Colombian FARC rebels demand UN monitors for ceasefire

[Zorro]

Source: AFP

Colombia's FARC rebels called on the United Nations and other international bodies Thursday to monitor proposed safe zones aimed at ending half a century of conflict.

In negotiations with the Colombian government hosted by Cuba, the leftist guerillas have suggested concentrating their troops in special "peace zones" where reparations would be made to victims.

The rebels proposed in a statement Thursday that the forces be "permanently accompanied" by representatives of the United Nations, South American bloc UNASUR and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States.

The zones "will have mechanisms for citizen oversight" of the de-escalation of the conflict, the FARC said.

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[Little Tich]

1. On the surface of it, it seems like a reasonable request. n/t