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Cuba will host the third cycle of talks between the Government of Colombia and the National Liberation Army

Cuba will host the third cycle of talks between the Government of Colombia and the National Liberation Army.
The Government of Cuba accepted the official request of the Government of the Republic of Colombia and the National Liberation Army to hold the Third Cycle of the Table of Peace Dialogues between these two parties in Havana, Cuba,.

Author: Redaction International | informacion@granmai.cu

march 17, 2023 06:03:55

“Our Government is honored to accept the official request of the Government of the Republic of Colombia and the National Liberation Army (ELN in Spanish) to hold in Havana the Third Cycle of the Peace Dialogue Table, and contribute to achieve the longed-for peace for the sister nation.”
The First Secretary of the Party’s Central Committee and President of the Republic, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, tweeted as a reaffirmation of the Island’s willingness to continue as guarantor and alternative venue of the Peace Dialogue Table, as previously agreed in a meeting with the Colombian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Peace, Álvaro Leyva Durán; the Colombian High Commissioner for Peace, Iván Danilo Rueda Rodríguez, and Commander Pablo Beltrán, for the ELN.
In a communiqué, the peace delegations of the Colombian Government and the ELN deeply thanked the Cuban Government and its people for “the unconditional disposition and the fundamental support that, for more than four decades, they have given to the peace building efforts.”
They emphasized that “the permanent and neutral commitment to the reconciliation of Colombians demonstrates, contrary to any claim that would cast doubt on it, that Cuba is a beacon of hope and peace for the rest of the continent.”
“Its people and its government have paid a high cost for this commitment,” reads the document, and also assures that the archipelago “was unjustly included in the list of countries sponsoring terrorism for complying with what was agreed at the beginning of the peace process that summons us today”, for which reason “Colombia recognizes and values this sacrifice.”

Peace Accords

President Raúl Castro in Colombia to attend signing of final agreement to end armed conflict

Cartagena: A new era of peace begins
President Raúl Castro in Colombia to attend signing of final agreement to end armed conflict
Author: Yaima Puig Meneses | internet@granma.cu
september 26, 2016 09:09:31

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CARTAGENA DE INDIAS, Colombia.- Shortly after noon, yesterday, September 25, Army General Raúl Castro Ruz, President of the Councils of State and Ministers arrived here, to attend the signing of the final agreement between the government of Colombia and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia- People’s Army (FARC-EP) to end the armed conflict and construct a stable, lasting peace in the country. At the Rafael Núñez Airport, Cuba’s head of state was greeted by Deputy Foreign Minister Patricia Londoño, who said she was honored to welcome Raúl and expressed “infinite gratitude to Cuba for all its efforts, for having hosted the negotiations and talks over the last few years.” The Cuban delegation also included Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla; Eusebio Leal Spengler, Havana City Historian; and José Luis Ponce Caraballo, ambassador in Colombia; as well as a number of officials from the Ministry, many of whom played important roles fulfilling Cuba’s responsibility as a guarantor of the talks.

Scheduled midday, according to the Foreign Ministry, is a religious ceremony requested by Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos at San Pedro Claver Cathedral, in the city’s central historic district.
Later during the afternoon the Peace Accords signing ceremony will take place on San Francisco esplanade, at the Cartegena Convention Center, with some 16 heads of state expected to attend, along with representatives from a number of regional and international organizations