Colombia’s government says it will sign a new peace accord with Farc rebels on Thursday, after a previous deal was rejected in a referendum last month. The new revised agreement will be submitted to Congress for approval, rather than put to a popular vote. But opposition groups say it still does not go far enough … Read more
Colombia’s government and the FARC rebel group will sign a peace deal, according to a joint statement announced Tuesday by Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos in a televised address. The revised peace accord will be signed Thursday and sent to Congress for approval. A peace deal negotiated earlier this year with FARC rebels was unexpectedly … Read more
The Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) signed on Saturday a new peace agreement after days of negotiations in Havana, a possible lasting deal to end over 50 years of armed conflicts in the country. The joint statement read by the representatives of the guarantor countries, Cuba and Norway, announced that … Read more
The Colombian government and the Farc rebel group have announced a new peace agreement, six weeks after the original deal was rejected in a popular vote. The two sides, which have been holding talks in Cuba for four years, said the revised plan incorporated proposals from the opposition and others groups. The initial deal had … Read more
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has appointed a team of senior government officials to launch talks with the opposition on changes to a peace deal with the Farc rebel group. Mr Santos made the announcement after meeting with political party leaders. The peace deal was rejected by a narrow margin in a referendum on Sunday. … Read more
Voters in Colombia have rejected a landmark peace deal with Farc rebels in a shock referendum result, with 50.24% voting against it. The deal was signed last week by President Juan Manuel Santos and Farc leader Timoleon Jimenez after nearly four years of negotiations. But it needed to be ratified by Colombians in order to … Read more