MEXICO (Sputnik) — Colombian government and the FARC group signed a ceasefire deal at an official ceremony held in Havana on June 23, pledging to complete the process of laying down arms within 180 days.
"We have decided not to demobilize, we will continue the struggle for the seizure of power by the people and for the people, regardless of the decision taken by the other members of the guerrilla organization," the statement by the Armando Rios read as quoted by Caracol Radio.
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.
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.
