Documents From Negotiations
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Documents from Negotiations October 3, 2013 FARC report on the progress of the negotiations September 30, 2013 Statement by the ELN describing what would be needed for negotiations to begin September 27, 2013 Call by President Santos to the FARC asking for release of U.S. citizen Kevin Scott Sutay September 25, 2013 Letter by FARC leader Timoleón Jiménez rejecting faster negotiations in response to government statements Statement by government negotiator Humberto de la Calle emphasizing the importance of the confidentiality of the talks September 24, 2013 Speech by President Santos at the UN General Assembly in New York September 22, 2013 Speech by President Santos regarding the strain the conflict puts on national development September 20, 2013 Statement by Santos emphasizing the urgency of measurable progress in negotiations with the FARC September 19, 2013 Joint Communiqué after fourteenth round of talks Communiqué by FARC rejecting legal framework for peace constitutional reform September 18, 2013 Statement by the FARC calling for a commission to complement the Historical Memory Commission September 17, 2013
Transcript of Documents From Negotiations
Documents from Negotiations
October 3, 2013
FARC report on the progress of the negotiations
September 30, 2013
Statement by the ELN describing what would be needed for negotiations to begin
September 27, 2013
Call by President Santos to the FARC asking for release of U.S. citizen Kevin Scott
Sutay
September 25, 2013
Letter by FARC leader Timoleón Jiménez rejecting faster negotiations in response to
government statements
Statement by government negotiator Humberto de la Calle emphasizing the
importance of the confidentiality of the talks
September 24, 2013
Speech by President Santos at the UN General Assembly in New York
September 22, 2013
Speech by President Santos regarding the strain the conflict puts on national
development
September 20, 2013
Statement by Santos emphasizing the urgency of measurable progress in negotiations
with the FARC
September 19, 2013
Joint Communiqué after fourteenth round of talks
Communiqué by FARC rejecting legal framework for peace constitutional reform
September 18, 2013
Statement by the FARC calling for a commission to complement the Historical
Memory Commission
September 17, 2013
Ninth FARC Proposal for political participation
September 13, 2013
Statement by Santos on balance between peace and justice
September 11, 2013
Eighth FARC Proposal for political participation
September 10, 2013
Column by former President Uribe criticizing negotiation efforts with the FARC
Seventh FARC Proposal for political participation
September 9, 2013
FARC Communiqué stressing the importance of addressing issues of poverty
September 8, 2013
Statement by government negotiator Humberto de la Calle before fourteenth round of
talks
September 4, 2013
FARC Statement rejecting the Santos government’s referendum law
September 2, 2013
Statement by lead government negotiator Humberto de la Calle
August 28, 2013
Statement by lead government negotiator Humberto de la Calle upon conclusion of
thirteenth round of talks
FARC Statement on the conclusion of the thirteenth round of talks
FARC Proposal calling for a review of the truth of the history of the Colombian
internal conflict
August 27, 2013
Statement by President Santos noting the readiness of the government to begin
negotiations with the ELN
Sixth FARC Proposal for political participation
August 26, 2013
Joint Communiqué announcing forum to gather civil society’s input on drug policy
Publication by the FARC criticizing certain government actions
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August 23, 2013
Announcement by the FARC of a temporary pause in peace talks
August 20, 2013
Statement by the FARC regarding its responsibility to victims
August 14, 2013
Statement by FARC leader Timoleón Jiménez expressing difficulties faced in
negotiating
August 13, 2013
Statement by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in support of negotiations
August 10, 2013
Joint Communiqué noting the completion of a twelfth round of talks
FARC Statement upon the closure of the twelfth round of talks
August 9, 2013
Fifth FARC Proposal for political participation
August 7, 2013
Fourth FARC Proposal for political participation
August 6, 2013
Statement by the FARC criticizing the “Framework for Peace” legislation
August 5, 2013
Report by the Colombian Historical Memory Commission
Statement by the FARC calling for a study of the report released by the Colombian
Historical Memory Commission
August 2, 2013
Third FARC Proposal for political participation
July 29, 2013
FARC statement outlining “minimal proposals” for Political Participation agenda
point
July 28, 2013
Statement of chief Colombian government negotiator Humberto de la Calle upon
launch of 12th round of talks with FARC in Havana
July 21, 2013
Statement from FARC Magdalena Medio Bloc offering military support to Catatumbo
peasant protesters
July 20, 2013
Speech given by President Santos before the opening of a new session of Colombia’s
Congress, in which peace is a prominent theme
July 19, 2013
Statement from FARC Secretariat announcing that the group is holding, and plans to
release, U.S. citizen Kevin Scott Sutay
July 18, 2013
Joint statement announcing a six-day delay in the launch of the 12th round of FARC-
government peace negotiations
July 15, 2013
Open letter from ELN to the Episcopal Conference of Colombia’s Catholic Church,
expressing disagreement with the bishops’ call on the guerrilla group to disarm as a
precondition for starting negotiations
July 11, 2013
Letters to President Santos and the Colombians for Peace civil-society group from the
ELN
July 9, 2013
Joint statement upon conclusion of eleventh round of government-FARC talks,
Havana (English – Spanish)
Statement of FARC negotiators
July 8, 2013
Letter from maximum FARC leader Timoleón Jiménez to President Santos
Statement of FARC negotiators regarding social protest in Catatumbo region
July 1, 2013
Statement of lead government negotiator Humberto de la Calle upon launch of
eleventh round of government-FARC talks
Statements from leadership of FARC and ELN (one) (two)
June 23, 2013
Speech of President Juan Manuel Santos before march of conflict victims
June 21, 2013
Joint statement upon conclusion of tenth round of government-FARC talks, Havana
(English – Spanish)
Joint report on progress of government-FARC talks, Havana (English – Spanish)
June 19, 2013
Statement from FARC negotiators on “10 minimal proposals” for the political
participation agenda topic
June 16, 2013
Column in Semana magazine by lead government negotiator Humberto de la Calle
FARC response, June 18
June 11, 2013
Statement from FARC negotiators upon launch of tenth round of government-FARC
talks
June 7, 2013
Statement from FARC negotiators on relations with Venezuela
May 26, 2013
Joint statement upon conclusion of ninth round of government-FARC talks, Havana
(English – Spanish)
Declaration of lead government negotiator Humberto de la Calle
May 15, 2013
Statement from FARC negotiators
May 9, 2013
Speech (English / Spanish) at Bogotá’s Universidad Externado by High
Commissioner for Peace Sergio Jaramillo
May 3, 2013
Joint statement upon conclusion of eighth round of government-FARC talks, Havana
Statement from fARC negotiators
April 30, 2013
Statement of FARC negotiators regarding UN Human Rights Council Universal Periodic
Review
April 29, 2013
Statement of lead Colombian government negotiator Humberto de la Calle
April 28, 2013
Statement of FARC negotiators regarding Bogotá forum on political participation agenda
topic
April 25, 2013
Letter from FARC negotiators to signers of U.S. Congress letter to Secretary of State
John Kerry
April 24, 2013
Statement from FARC negotiators on “Four Minimal Proposals for Reform of the
State and Democratic and Participative Institutionality”
April 23, 2013
Statement of lead government negotiator Humberto de la Calle Statement from FARC
negotiators
April 22, 2013
Message from FARC negotiators to “Congress of the People”
April 18, 2013
Joint communiqué announcing date for next round of government-FARC dialogues
April 9, 2013
Speech of President Juan Manuel Santos at march for peace, Bogotá
Statement from FARC Southern Bloc denying existence of internal divisions
March 30, 2013
Joint statement announcing delay in next round of government-FARC dialogues
March 21, 2013
Joint statement upon conclusion of seventh round of government-FARC talks, Havana *
Statement of chief government negotiator Humberto de la Calle
March 1, 2013
Joint statement upon conclusion of sixth round of government-FARC talks, Havana
Statement of chief government negotiator Humberto de la Calle
February 26, 2013
Statement from FARC negotiators
February 23, 2013
Statement from FARC negotiators laying out “ten minimum proposals” for a rural
cadaster
February 22, 2013
Statement from maximum FARC leader Timoleón Jiménez
February 18, 2013
Statement from FARC negotiators laying out “ten minimum proposals” for food
security
February 17, 2013
Statement of lead government negotiator Humberto de la Calle before launch of sixth
round of talks
February 10, 2013
Joint statement (English | Spanish) upon conclusion of fifth round of government-
FARC talks, Havana
February 9, 2013
Statement from FARC negotiators laying out “ten minimum proposals” for political
recognition of peasant rights and the definition of landholdings
February 6, 2013
Statement from FARC negotiators laying out “eight minimum proposals” for
territorial ordering of agricultural land
February 3, 2013
Statement from FARC Central Joint Staff
January 30, 2013
Statement from lead government negotiator Humberto de la Calle upon FARC capture
of policemen
January 25, 2013
Statement from FARC negotiators upon capture of policemen
January 24, 2013
Joint statement (English | Spanish) upon conclusion of fourth round of government-
FARC talks, Havana
Statement of chief government negotiator Humberto de la Calle
Statement of FARC negotiators laying out their eighth through tenth of ten proposals
for land and rural development
January 23, 2013
Statement of FARC negotiators laying out their sixth and seventh of ten proposals for
land and rural development.
January 22, 2013
Statement of FARC negotiators laying out their fourth and fifth of ten proposals for
land and rural development
January 20, 2013
Statement of FARC negotiators calling for constitutional convention
January 19, 2013
Statement of FARC negotiators laying out their second and third of ten proposals for
land and rural development
January 14, 2013
Statement from FARC negotiators
January 13, 2013
Statement ( video) of lead government negotiator Humberto de la Calle
December 21, 2012
Joint statement (English | Spanish) upon conclusion of third round of government-
FARC talks, Havana
December 9, 2012
Joint statement (English | Spanish) upon receipt of civil society proposals collected by
congressional peace committees, Havana
December 2, 2012
Statement of FARC negotiators
November 29, 2012
Joint statement (English | Spanish) upon launch of
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November 25, 2012
Joint statement (English | Spanish) announcing a public forum on rural development, to be
held in Bogotá on December 17-19, to receive “input and proposals” from civil society
November 24, 2013
Statement from FARC negotiators
November 19, 2012
Statement of FARC Secretariat announcing two-month cease fire
Statement of Colombian Ministry of Defense
November 13, 2012
Joint statement (English | Spanish) of government and FARC negotiators
October 20, 2012
Letter from FARC leader Timoleón Jiménez to the Colombian civil-society group
Colombians for Peace
October 18, 2012
Joint statement (English | Spanish) upon conclusion of first round of government-
FARC talks, Hurdal, Norway
Speech of chief government negotiator Humberto de la Calle
Speech of chief FARC negotiator Iván Márquez
Transcript of joint press conference.
October 15, 2012
Joint statement (English | Spanish) by government and FARC negotiators upon launch
of talks, Norway
October 1, 2012
Open letter from FARC Central General Staff asking for release of “Simón Trinidad,”
a guerrilla leader named to the group’s negotiating team although he is in a U.S.
prison
September 5, 2012
Speech from President Santos introducing government negotiators
September 4, 2012
Announcement from President Santos of formal peace talks with the FARC.
August 26, 2012
PDF General Agreement for the Termination of the Conflict and Building of a Stable
and Long-Lasting Peace
February 26, 2012
Statement from FARC leadership announcing that it will stop the practice of
kidnapping citizens for ransom
January 12, 2012
Statement from maximum FARC leader Timoleón Jiménez that “we’d be interested in
holding a hypothetical table of conversations”
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