Colombia Cites Disagreements With FARC as Peace Deadline Missed
- Peace negotiators agreed 6 months ago to sign deal by March 23
- Talks to end half-century-old guerrilla conflict began in 2012
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The Colombian government cited “important disagreements” with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, after the two sides failed to sign a final peace deal Wednesday after more than three years of talks.
“Some months ago we agreed that today, March 23, we would sign the final deal. This was agreed by the commander of the FARC -- nevertheless, it wasn’t possible,” the government’s chief peace negotiator, Humberto de la Calle, said in a statement. “At the moment, there remain important disagreements with the FARC on key topics.”