Peru President praises Colombia peace process, FARC disarmament

AREQUIPA-PERU ENERO 27. Los presidentes de Perú, Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, y de Colombia , Juan Manuel Santos suscribieron la Declaración Presidencial en el marco del III Gabinete Binacional. Foto: ANDINA/Carlos Lezama

10:01 | Lima, Jun. 28.

Peruvian President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski congratulated Colombian counterpart Juan Manuel Santos and the people of that country for the successful completion of FARC disarmament process.

Felicitaciones presidente @JuanManSantos y a todo el hermano pueblo de Colombia. (3/3)
— PedroPablo Kuczynski (@ppkamigo) 28 de junio de 2017

Via Twitter, the Head of State recalled the Government and people of Peru have supported the peace process since the beginning.

"The weapons hand-over ceremony marks a significant step we recognize with deep satisfaction," reads his post.

Comprobamos con profunda satisfacción que la ceremonia de entrega de armas de las FARC constituye un paso significativo. (1/3)
— PedroPablo Kuczynski (@ppkamigo) 28 de junio de 2017

The guerrilla handed over its arms in a symbolic ceremony held Tuesday in the town of Mesetas, south of Bogota, ending more than 50 years of conflict.

Commander-in-chief of Latin America's oldest guerrilla group Rodrigo Londoño Echeverri, alias Timochenko, completed the hand-over process.

"Goodbye weapons, goodbye war, welcome peace," said FARC's top leader to the crowd during the act.

As is known, the Government of Colombia signed a historic peace deal with FARC back in November 2017.

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Published: 6/28/2017

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