Berset is Cautiously Optimistic for Peace in Colombia
Published: Thursday, Aug 10th 2023, 16:40
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Swiss President Alain Berset expressed cautious optimism about the future of Colombia during a state visit to the Colombian capital of Bogotá on Thursday. He met with the negotiating parties of the 2016 peace agreement between the Colombian government and the FARC guerrilla group, which is being accompanied by Switzerland. He also held a meeting with the ELN guerrilla organization. Berset said that the negotiations are very complicated, but there is a will to move forward. On Thursday afternoon (local time), he was also scheduled to meet with Colombian President Gustavo Petro. In addition, an agreement to store a digital backup of documents from the Colombian Truth Commission in Switzerland was to be signed. In summary, Swiss President Alain Berset expressed cautious optimism about the future of Colombia during a state visit to the Colombian capital of Bogotá. He met with the negotiating parties of the 2016 peace agreement between the Colombian government and the FARC guerrilla group, and also held a meeting with the ELN guerrilla organization. He was also scheduled to meet with Colombian President Gustavo Petro and sign an agreement to store a digital backup of documents from the Colombian Truth Commission in Switzerland.nnnnnnnn
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