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FARC & Colombian Gov't Resume Peace Talks / Guerrillas Propose State & Institutional Reforms
FARC-EP, Colombian Gov't Resume Peace
Havana, Apr 23 (Prensa Latina) The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia-People's Army (FARC-EP) and that country's government will resume talks today aiming at achieving peace after more than 50 years of armed confrontation.
After a month of an active break, as the parties defined in a joint communiqué, the representative of the guerrilla and of the government of Juan Manuel Santos return to Havana's International Conference Center, usual venue of peace talks, which began in November 19, 2012 with Cuba and Norway as guarantors.
According to the document, this break would allow both parties to work separately on the issues of the first topic of the agenda that deals with agricultural development, which has been the main talking point so far.
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During this month in Colombia, several actions have been held to promote peace, including a mass demonstration with the participation of more than one million Colombians as well as a Congress for Peace, attended by more than 20,000 people from 16 countries.
http://www.plenglish.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1341051&Itemid=1
Havana, Apr 23 (Prensa Latina) The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia-People's Army (FARC-EP) and that country's government will resume talks today aiming at achieving peace after more than 50 years of armed confrontation.
After a month of an active break, as the parties defined in a joint communiqué, the representative of the guerrilla and of the government of Juan Manuel Santos return to Havana's International Conference Center, usual venue of peace talks, which began in November 19, 2012 with Cuba and Norway as guarantors.
According to the document, this break would allow both parties to work separately on the issues of the first topic of the agenda that deals with agricultural development, which has been the main talking point so far.
...
During this month in Colombia, several actions have been held to promote peace, including a mass demonstration with the participation of more than one million Colombians as well as a Congress for Peace, attended by more than 20,000 people from 16 countries.
http://www.plenglish.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1341051&Itemid=1
Colombian Guerrilla Proposes State and Institutional Reforms
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The first of four "minimum proposals" presented this morning refers to the reform and restructuring of the state, in order to ensure the content and design of public policies that benefit society.
"This implies eliminating neoliberalism and de-privatizing the State to put it at service of national sovereignty, the democratic transformation and development of rural areas, regaining its leadership and promotion of its planned action," said Marquez.
Another proposal refers to the need to establish and strengthen institutions for the democratic transformation of rural areas, which should facilitate the active participation of rural communities, indigenous and Afro-descendent.
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So far, the talks have been focused on the land issue and now are moving forward to the next point, dealing with political participation, with a forum to be held from April 28 to 30 to collect proposals from Colombia's citizens.
The other four items on the agenda agreed to by the parties are the end of the armed conflict, the solution to the problem of illicit drugs, victims rights, and the verification and countersignature mechanisms for any agreement reached at the talks.
http://www.plenglish.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1345591&Itemid=1
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The first of four "minimum proposals" presented this morning refers to the reform and restructuring of the state, in order to ensure the content and design of public policies that benefit society.
"This implies eliminating neoliberalism and de-privatizing the State to put it at service of national sovereignty, the democratic transformation and development of rural areas, regaining its leadership and promotion of its planned action," said Marquez.
Another proposal refers to the need to establish and strengthen institutions for the democratic transformation of rural areas, which should facilitate the active participation of rural communities, indigenous and Afro-descendent.
...
So far, the talks have been focused on the land issue and now are moving forward to the next point, dealing with political participation, with a forum to be held from April 28 to 30 to collect proposals from Colombia's citizens.
The other four items on the agenda agreed to by the parties are the end of the armed conflict, the solution to the problem of illicit drugs, victims rights, and the verification and countersignature mechanisms for any agreement reached at the talks.
http://www.plenglish.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1345591&Itemid=1
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