Colombia's peace deal to end war almost there; joint request to UN Security Council

Thursday, January 21st 2016 - 07:52 UTC

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Colombia’s government and rebel guerrillas Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) agreed to jointly ask the United Nations Security Council to help monitor and verify a future rebel disarmament, should the two sides reach a final peace deal to end their 50-year-old war, crossing a major stepping stone on the road to ending Latin America’s longest-running conflict. Read full article

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Where's CabezaDura?

He was always predicting these talks would collapse.
Jan 21st, 2016 - 09:48 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Philippe
After a fifty-year war conducted by incompetent governments- and yes highly incompetent armed forces- it is possible that the Disunited Nations will propose the establishment of a “free” Colombian people's republic within one or two Colombian Departments.

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Jan 22nd, 2016 - 05:29 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Yeah that comment made no sense.

Back to school!
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