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Colombia's new peace deal with Farc rebels rejected by opposition | Colombia's new peace deal with Farc rebels rejected by opposition |
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The Colombian opposition has rejected the latest version of a peace agreement between Farc guerrillas and the country’s government, following a six-hour meeting with government delegates. | The Colombian opposition has rejected the latest version of a peace agreement between Farc guerrillas and the country’s government, following a six-hour meeting with government delegates. |
Rightwing senator and opposition leader Álvaro Uribe met Monday with Colombian president Juan Manuel Santos to review the revised accord. | Rightwing senator and opposition leader Álvaro Uribe met Monday with Colombian president Juan Manuel Santos to review the revised accord. |
Colombian voters unexpectedly rejected an earlier version of the government’s peace deal with the Farc in an 2 October referendum. | Colombian voters unexpectedly rejected an earlier version of the government’s peace deal with the Farc in an 2 October referendum. |
“We insisted on the introduction of amendments to the agreement prepared by the government and the Farc, and the government opposed these changes on substantial subjects,” Uribe told journalists. | “We insisted on the introduction of amendments to the agreement prepared by the government and the Farc, and the government opposed these changes on substantial subjects,” Uribe told journalists. |
Opponents reiterated that if some of their demands were not definitively included in the new deal, it would be a mere “reworking of the agreement rejected by the citizens”. | Opponents reiterated that if some of their demands were not definitively included in the new deal, it would be a mere “reworking of the agreement rejected by the citizens”. |
“We are totally willing to engage in dialogue with the government and the guerrillas concerning these changes,” Uribe said. | “We are totally willing to engage in dialogue with the government and the guerrillas concerning these changes,” Uribe said. |
The conservative leader said the opposition was proposing to meet guerrilla delegates who had arrived Monday in Bogota to prepare for the signing of the peace agreement. | The conservative leader said the opposition was proposing to meet guerrilla delegates who had arrived Monday in Bogota to prepare for the signing of the peace agreement. |
According to the government, the new accord includes amendments pertaining to 56 of the 57 points raised by the opposition. | According to the government, the new accord includes amendments pertaining to 56 of the 57 points raised by the opposition. |
Santos, who won the Nobel Peace prize in October, said the deal would be presented to congress on Wednesday for discussion. | |
The armed conflict that has endured for more than half a century has left more than 260,000 dead, more than 60,000 missing and 6.9 million displaced. | The armed conflict that has endured for more than half a century has left more than 260,000 dead, more than 60,000 missing and 6.9 million displaced. |