Colombia govt, leftist rebels putting final touches on key peace deal

BOGOTA: Colombia’s president said on Wednesday that government negotiators and leftist rebels are putting the final touches on a peace deal that they hope to announce

BOGOTA: Colombia’s president said on Wednesday that government negotiators and leftist rebels are putting the final touches on a peace deal that they hope to announce in the coming hours. Major obstacles to the deal were cleared up in around-the-clock sessions taking place in Cuba for the past week. The wrapping up of talks opens the possibility for Colombians to put behind them more than 50 years of political bloodshed that has claimed more than 220,000 victims. The accord would commit the government to carrying out aggressive land reform, an overhaul of its anti-narcotics strategy and an expansion of protections for activists and traditionally marginalised groups.

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