viernes, 30 de junio de 2017

Colombia's FARC-EP rebels seal historic disarmament

In a ceremony in Mesetas, a mountainous area in south-eastern Colombia, Colombia´s president Santos and  Farc’s top leader Rodrigo Londoño came together to formally mark the end of FARC´s existence as an armed group, putting an end to half a century of violent conflict.
Building the 26 camps, where the rebels are now assembled, tooka little bit  longer than expected. For this reason the date of the complete disarmament was delayed about 4 weeks. 


The United Nations monitored the mission in Colombia, registered and stored 7.132 weapons, as well as munitions, which are being held in shipping containers in each of 26 special transition zones for Farc members. The Farc are now preparing to enter civilian life and will now work on forming a political party.

The handover of the weapons was a key demand in the peace process that was signed in 2016, which marked the end of the Farc's 52-year conflict. 

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