Schulz on the peace agreement between the Colombian government and the FARC-EP

ALCANCE Y CONTENIDO

Document with the words of Martín Schulz, president of the European Parliament, after the official announcement in the city of Havana, Cuba on August 24, 2016 by the negotiating delegations of the government of Colombia and the FARC-EP and the guarantor countries , about the end of the talks and the achievement of a Peace Agreement. It highlights the importance that this Peace Agreement has for the Colombian people after more than 50 years of conflict, hundreds of thousands of victims, tens of thousands of missing people and millions of internally displaced people. He points out that now it is up to Colombians to decide whether they support him. Reiterates the gratitude of the European Union to all those who have helped forge this agreement, and maintains its support for Colombia on this new path so that this agreement provides sustainable peace through reconciliation and the defense of the rights of victims.