Colombia government and FARC rebels confirm historic ceasefire

[Judi Lynn]

3. End of 50 Year Colombia War at Hand, as Govt, FARC to Sign Peace Deal on July 20

End of 50 Year Colombia War at Hand, as Govt, FARC to Sign Peace Deal on July 20

President Santos wants to conclude peace talks with the Farc rebels by 20 July 2016

Published 21 June 2016


Any accord reached by the negotiators in Cuba will need to be confirmed by a popular consultation.



The Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) are set to sign a final peace agreement on July 20th, which could put an end to more than 50 years of conflict that has affected more than six million people.

"I think that by July 20 we will have been able to close negotiations in Havana and from there a new era for the country will come," Colombian President Jose Manuel Santos stated after a Cabinet meeting Monday.

The government has been in talks in Cuba with the FARC since late 2012. They were preceded by two years of secret talks.

Thus far, the two sides have reached accords on more than half a dozen topics including agrarian reform, political participation of former rebels, curbing production and trafficking of illicit substances, and the rights of victims and transitional justice.

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