Truth Commission: Colombia needs radical policy changes to...
Colombia’s controversial moment of truth
At least 49 dead after ‘prison break attempt’...
Colombia’s incoming government begins “total peace” offensive
Colombia investigating bullfighting tragedy
Petro’s first moves to restructure Colombia’s government
Petro and Duque meet over transition of power...
Colombia confronts former FARC chiefs with suffering kidnapping...
Colombia hears former guerrilla chiefs over mass kidnappings
Petro’s quest for a majority in Colombia’s Congress
  • About
  • Support
  • Newsletter
  • Contact
Colombia News | Colombia Reports
  • News
    • General
    • Analysis
    • War and peace
    • Elections
    • Economy
    • Culture
    • Sports
    • Science and Tech
  • Travel
    • General
    • Bogota
    • Medellin
    • Cali
    • Cartagena
    • Antioquia
    • Caribbean
    • Pacific
    • Coffee region
    • Amazon
    • Southwest Colombia
    • Northeast Colombia
    • Central Colombia
  • Data
    • Economy
    • Crime and security
    • War and peace
    • Development
    • Cities
    • Regions
    • Provinces
  • Profiles
    • Organized crime
    • Politics
    • Armed conflict
    • Economy
    • Sports
  • Lite
  • Opinion
News

UNASUR must have role in peace process: Perez

by Edward Fox February 21, 2011

Colombia news - perez esquivel

At the “Making Peace in Colombia,” forum in Buenos Aires, Nobel Peace Prize winner Adolfo Perez Esquivel stated that UNASUR (the Union of South American Nations) should be involved in any future peace process, Caracol Radio reported Monday.

In response to the Colombian government’s stance that it will not allow foreign intervention in issues of peace, Perez pointed to the unavoidable inclusion of the U.S. in negotiations due to their military presence in the country through Plan Colombia.

Thus, he said, “UNASUR must have a voice and a presence as it did in the conclusion of the matter of seven U.S. military bases in Colombia.”

Colombia signed a controversial pact with the U.S. governing the North American country’s access to at least seven military bases and civilian airports in 2009. It was judged unconstitutional by the Constitutional Court in August 2010.

Perez assured that the forum will draw up lines for a collaborative peace project in Colombia aimed at ending forced displacement, violent deaths and the general industry of war.

The forum in Argentina began on Monday and will last until Wednesday. Through the attendance of both past and current international officials, it is aiming to form concrete proposals for a process to facilitate the end of the conflict in Colombia that has lasted since 1964.

armed conflictFARCpeacePiedad Cordoba

Trending

  • Petro’s quest for a majority in Colombia’s Congress

  • The peaceful revolution of Colombia’s “nobodies”

  • Colombia hears former guerrilla chiefs over mass kidnappings

Related articles

  • Colombia’s controversial moment of truth

  • Colombia’s incoming government begins “total peace” offensive

  • Colombia confronts former FARC chiefs with suffering kidnapping victims

  • RSS

@2008-2019 - Colombia Reports. All Rights Reserved.
Powered by Digitale Zaken and Parrolabs


Back To Top