Santos also made it clear that he believed that any foundation laid for the construction of peace, should be one which prevents the recurrence of conflict, and “not just the FARC laying down their arms.”
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The president also recognized the strong commitment the FARC have made in Cuba, where the peace talks are taking place, to arrive at a peace agreement by the end of the year.
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Sources
- ‘Se está trabajando en La Habana en la construcción de un acuerdo como nunca antes se había hecho en Colombia’: Presidente Santos (Presidential Press Release)
- Si se mantienen ritmos de dialogos con FARC, proceso culmina en meses: Santos
- Santos considera que dialogos de paz puden concluir en unos meses (telesur)
- Santos dice que para sentar bases solidas de paz que hacer cambios profundos (yahoo noticias en espanol)