- Title: Colombia looks forward to peace after 50 plus years of conflict in Colombia
- Date: 23rd November 2016
- Summary: BOGOTA, COLOMBIA (FILE - 2008) (ORIGINALLY 4:3) (REUTERS) ***WARNING CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** VARIOUS OF INGRID BETANCOURT AND OTHER HOSTAGES FREED IN OPERATION JAQUE RIO NEGRO, COLOMBIA (FILE - 2012) (REUTERS) FORMER COLOMBIAN PRESIDENT, ALVARO URIBE, DURING INTERVIEW (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) FORMER COLOMBIAN PRESIDENT ALVARO URIBE, SAYING: "What the FARC did was take advantage of the Caguan zone to arm itself, to advance its criminal objectives. We undertook a security policy, of promoting investment, a social policy. In 2010, we left a country that was getting better, the problems weren't all solved, but the country was on a good path. What do you see today? Security has deteriorated; there has been a process of a resurgence in terrorism. This puts the government at a disadvantage to start dialogue with the FARC terrorist group and this dialogue starts without a halt in criminal activities by the FARC terrorist group." BOGOTA, COLOMBIA (FILE - 2012) (REUTERS) PRESIDENT JUAN MANUEL SANTOS SANTA MARTA, COLOMBIA (FILE - 2010) (REUTERS) SANTOS SHAKING HANDS WITH VENEZUELAN PRESIDENT, HUGO CHAVEZ BOGOTA, COLOMBIA (FILE - 2010) (REUTERS) SANTOS DURING MILITARY CEREMONY
- Embargoed: 8th December 2016 19:02
- Keywords: FARC Timochenko rebels Juan Manuel Santos Alvaro Uribe ELN civil war
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- Country: Colombia
- Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace,Military Conflicts
- Reuters ID: LVA00I59P34UF
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