MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Rudd is expected to attend the ceremony of the formal signing of the peace deal at the Convention Center in the Colombian city of Cartagena later in the day. The representatives of the European Union, the United Nations, and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will attend the ceremony as well.
"I congratulate the government of Colombia and the FARC-EP on reaching this historic peace agreement. Colombia is enjoying its most peaceful period in more than a generation and the UK has consistently been a strong and proud supporter of the peace process," Rudd was quoted as saying in a statement posted on the UK government website.
She added that the British government was looking forward to the visit of President Juan Manuel Santos to the United Kingdom in November, the first state visit by the Colombian leader to the country.
Colombia was mired in a half-century war between the FARC and the Colombian government, which has claimed lives of a quarter of a million people. Signing the peace deal will the rebels will boost economic growth and will allow the country to restore its social fabric, according to Santos.
