Santos travels to US to present Colombia peace deal at UN and meet with Obama
Santos travels to US to present Colombia peace deal at UN and meet with Obama
written by Adriaan Alsema September 18, 2016
Colombia President Juan Manuel Santos traveled to the United States on Sunday to present a historic peace deal with leftist FARC rebels at the UN General Assembly and meet with US President Barack Obama.
Santos will address the 71st UN General Assembly in New York City on Monday to tell attending world leaders about the peace deal that is scheduled to be signed in Colombia exactly a week after and, with the help of the UN, seeks to end 52 years of armed conflict between the state and the FARC, by far the country’s largest rebel group.
According to his website, the president will also thank the international community for its support for the talks that formally began in 2012 and the promised aid for his country’s pending peace process.
On Tuesday, Santos will meet with UN Secretary Ban Ki-moon to formally hand over a copy of the peace agreement.
More:
http://colombiareports.com/santos-travels-us-present-colombia-peace-deal-un-meet-obama/
