MEXICO CITY (Sputnik) — On Thursday, Colombia's government and the FARC group signed a ceasefire deal at an official ceremony held in Havana.
"We agreed not only to stop clashes but also set a clear schedule for FARC to lay down weapons forever, this means — no more more, no less — the end of existence of FARC as an armed group," Santos said Thursday, as quoted by El Universal news portal.
FARC is one of the world’s oldest Marxist insurgencies, formed in 1964 when it launched a war to overthrow the government of Colombia and install a revolutionary regime.
The latest effort to end the conflict in Colombia began with negotiations between the two parties in November 2012. Since then, the government and FARC have reached a number of agreements, including a plan to remove landmines, redistribute land to peasants as well as remove fighters under the age of 15 from jungle bases.
