MONTEVIDEO (Sputnik) – The government of Colombia and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) guerrilla group announced Wednesday that they had reached a definitive ceasefire agreement, putting an end to the decades-long conflict.
"The delegations of the National Government and FARC-EP inform of the public that we have successfully arrived at the Definite and Bilateral Agreement to Cease Fire and Hostilities," the government said in a statement seen by Sputnik.
8 November 2015, 01:56 GMT
The Colombian government and FARC have been engaged in peace talks since November 2012 and have reached a number of important agreements including on landmine removal, land reform, transitional justice and an end to illegal drug trafficking.
In May, the government of Colombia and FARC reached an agreement to demobilize rebel soldiers under age 15 by removing them from jungle bases.
FARC was formed in 1964 as the military wing of Colombia's Communist Party.
