FARC rebel group to negotiate with Columbian
government in Cuba
Progress
is going on in Cuba where the dangerous rebel group the FARC (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia) are
negotiating peace deals with the Columbian government. Like Cuba the FARC is a
left wing group that believes in a Marxist paradigm where they represent the
poor rural people of Columbia. The problem with this unfortunately are its
methods. They kidnap people for ransom, kill people, produce drugs and distribute
them. The government has met with high ranking leaders of the FARC in Cuba and
have been given a one year deadline to reach a peace deal. This means they won’t
be staying in Cuba for too long because it will not last very long they are
hoping “This has to be a process of
months, rather than years. In other words, this should not last any longer than
November next year at the latest, and I would say (it should be) earlier than
that,” president Juan Manuel Santos said.
The Columbian government have killed lots of FARC rebel groups lately to speed
up the process for this decade long conflict to end.
I find it rather interesting that
these talks occur in Cuba. The reason I think it’s a good idea is because if
conflicts occur in negotiations I think killings could happen but it being in a
foreign country it would be wrong. Another reason I think it’s smart they are
doing this in Cuba is to focus on negotiations only. If talks were to be in
Columbia they could easily be distracted and be in danger whereas in Cuba they can
only talk about peace deals and finding an agreement. I hope agreements will be
made soon so we can end the long conflict of the FARC and the Columbian government
to improve the country.
http://www.euronews.com/2012/12/03/farc-given-one-year-deadline-to-reach-colombia-peace-deal/
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