{"id":78815,"date":"2016-09-05T12:00:24","date_gmt":"2016-09-05T11:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/?p=78815"},"modified":"2016-09-02T16:24:00","modified_gmt":"2016-09-02T15:24:00","slug":"historic-peace-accord-for-colombia-is-signed-in-havana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/2016\/09\/historic-peace-accord-for-colombia-is-signed-in-havana\/","title":{"rendered":"Historic Peace Accord for Colombia Is Signed in Havana"},"content":{"rendered":"

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25 Aug 2016 –<\/em> After nearly four years of talks, delegations from the FARC-EP and the Colombian government have signed a final agreement in Havana for a political solution to the armed conflict in the South American country.<\/p>\n

Signed yesterday by the representatives of the insurgent Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia-People’s Army (FARC-EP) and the Colombian government, the document includes a set of initiatives that contribute to the implementation of Colombian constitutional rights and ensure a stable and lasting peace.<\/p>\n

The initiative will mean an end to the enormous suffering caused by the conflict and will open a new chapter in the history of the nation and will begin a transition period which will allow territorial integration, social inclusion and the strengthening of democracy, the two sides said.<\/p>\n

Through a joint statement, read by the representatives of the guarantor countries – Cuba and Norway – the representatives of the guerrilla force and the government of Juan Manuel Santos stated that the pact is a comprehensive approach which respects ethnic, cultural and gender diversity.<\/p>\n

Item one of the agreement concerns comprehensive rural reform, which will contribute to structural transformation of the countryside; item two deals with the democratic enlargement that will allow the emergence of new forces onto the political scene in order to enrich the debate on major national issues.<\/p>\n

Item three contains the bilateral and definitive ceasefire and hostilities agreement as well as disarmament; item four analyzes the solution to the problem of illegal drugs; item five concerns the victims; and item six deals with the mechanisms for implementation and verification.<\/p>\n

The heads of the government delegation, Humberto de la Calle, and the FARC-EP team, Ivan Marquez, have signed seven original copies of the document. They will be distributed to the negotiating sides, the guarantor countries and the accompanying nations (Venezuela and Chile).<\/p>\n

The seventh document will be deposited, after its signing, at the Swiss Federal Council in Bern, as the depository of the Geneva Conventions.<\/p>\n

The concluding text of the talks will be followed by the tenth conference of the FARC-EP and a referendum, whose date has not yet been set. The referendum seeks to endorse the agreement. There will also be a ceremonial signing of the peace agreement.<\/p>\n

The signatories agree that although it is not a perfect agreement, it is a viable mechanism to initiate the necessary transformations in Colombia, on the basis of guarantees to respect the fundamental rights of future generations.<\/p>\n

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