Colombia’s Congress has given its approval to a peace accord aimed at ending a 52-year-old armed conflict with FARC guerrillas.
The lower house of the Congress approved the accord with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, by a unanimous vote.
Background:
The Colombian peace process refers to the peace process between the Colombian government of President Juan Manuel Santos and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia – People’s Army (FARC–EP) to bring an end to the Colombian conflict.
Negotiations began in September 2012, and mainly took place in Havana, Cuba.
Negotiators announced a final agreement to end the conflict and build a lasting peace on August 24, 2016 with a referendum that was taken place on October 2, 2016 which was unsuccessful after 50.21% of voters voted against the referendum although 49.79% voted in favor.
The Colombian government and the FARC on November 24 signed a revised peace deal and the revised agreement will be submitted to Congress for approval.
Colombia’s congress approved the revised peace accord.
