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Colombia peace deal in tatters, EU stance on FARC group unclear – EurActiv.com
Colombia peace deal in tatters, EU stance on FARC group unclear – EurActiv.com
Colombia is struggling to save a peace deal that stumbled at the last hurdle, when the country's citizens voted to reject an agreement that would have put an end to decades of conflict.The EU said it would respect the outcome of the referendum.After voters rejected the deal in a referendum, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said he had asked the government's chief negotiator Humberto de la Calle to start talks in order to "realise the dream of every Colombian to end the war with the FARC".
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Why Colombia's opposition party will against the FARC peace deal
Why Colombia's opposition party will against the FARC peace deal
Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos (front, l.) gives a peace pin to the top commander of the FARC, Rodrigo "Timochenko" Londono, after they signed a peace agreement between the government and the FARC in Cartagena, Colombia, Monday, Sept. 26, 2016.Colombia's government and the FARC rebel group signed a peace deal on Monday in the city of Cartagena in the penultimate step of a process that would end the armed conflict between the two parties.The deal goes now to a "yes or no" vote to be held on Oct. 2, when the Colombian public will get the chance to approve or reject it.
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Colombia and FARC rebels scramble to revive their peace deal
Colombia and FARC rebels scramble to revive their peace deal
Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos has announced there is to be a new round of talks with FARC rebels as all sides scramble to salvage the peace deal rejected by voters on Sunday.While Santos made reassuring noises about the ceasefire remaining intact, there are concerns that with no promised deal the rebels may splinter into disaffected groups.Pedro Medellin is and expert in conflict resolution:"I think the challenge from today with the victory of the "No" vote is to recompose these agreements.
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Historic FARC peace deal rejected by Colombian voters
Historic FARC peace deal rejected by Colombian voters
Colombians voted narrowly against a historic peace agreement struck between the Colombian government FARC rebels.The vote asked Colombians a simple 'yes' or 'no' ... on whether to adopt the accord that would have ended half a century of guerilla war.The "no" camp led a surprise victory by less than half a percentage point.
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