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Colombian President Announced Extension of Ceasefire With FARC

© REUTERS / John VizcainoColombia's President Juan Manuel Santos (L) and Colombian First Lady Maria Clemencia de Santos arrives at congress to present the FARC peace accord to the Colombian Congress in Bogota, Colombia, August 25, 2016.
Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos (L) and Colombian First Lady Maria Clemencia de Santos arrives at congress to present the FARC peace accord to the Colombian Congress in Bogota, Colombia, August 25, 2016. - Sputnik International
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Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has announced that the ceasefire regime with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) guerrilla group was being extended until December 31.

MEXICO CITY (Sputnik) – The half-century war between the FARC and the Colombian government has claimed the lives of a quarter of a million people. The two parties began peace talks in November 2012 and signed a historic ceasefire agreement in Cuba on August 24.

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"I have made the decision to extend the bilateral ceasefire until December 31," Santos said on Thursday in an address aired on national television.

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