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Judi Lynn

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Thu Jun 23, 2016, 12:10 AM Jun 2016

Colombia government and FARC rebels confirm historic ceasefire

Source: Colombia Reports

Colombia government and FARC rebels confirm historic ceasefire

written by Adriaan Alsema June 22, 2016

Colombia’s government and the country’s largest rebel group, the FARC, confirmed Wednesday that they have agreed to end more than half a century of hostilities and will announce a ceasefire and the road map for the guerrillas’ demobilization on Thursday.

The ceremony will be held in Havana, Cuba, where the rebels and the government have been negotiating peace talks since 2012 as reported on Tuesday.

UN Secretary General Ban-Ki Moon, as well as the presidents of five Latin American countries will be present at the signing of the ceasefire, little more than 52 years after the FARC was founded.

On behalf of the warring parties, the ceremony will be attended by President Juan Manuel Santos and the FARC’s leadership.










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Thu Jun 23, 2016, 12:54 AM
Jun 2016

Colombia, FARC announce full ceasefire, 'last day of the war'

Updated 23 June 2016, 14:00 AEST

Colombia's Government and guerrilla force FARC agree on a definitive ceasefire, taking one of the last steps towards ending Latin America's longest civil war.

Colombia's Government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) guerrilla force have agreed on a definitive ceasefire, taking one of the last steps towards ending Latin America's longest civil war.

The announcement heralds an end to a half-century conflict that has killed hundreds of thousands of people in the jungles of the major cocaine-producing country.

"We have successfully reached an agreement for a definitive bilateral ceasefire and end to hostilities," the two sides said in a joint statement.

More:
http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/international/2016-06-23/colombia-farc-announce-full-ceasefire-last-day-of-the-war/1592928

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