The deal moves Colombia closer to ending a 52-year war that has left more than 220,000 people dead. Pictured in the center is Cuba’s President Raul Castro. (AP Photo)
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos and the head of the country’s leftist FARC rebels agreed Thursday on a cease-fire and rebel disarmament deal that moves the country to the brink of ending a 52-year war that has left more than 220,000 people dead.
At a ceremony in Havana, Santos and FARC commander Rodrigo Londono, better known as Timochenko, watched as their lead negotiators signed a deal laying out how 7,000 rebel fighters will …read more
Source: The Indian Express
