Farc rebels will work towards peace in Colombia without surrendering

The leader of the Colombian rebel group, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Farc) , speaking on the 50th anniversary of the group’s formation, said that he organisation was working towards peace, reports the BBC.

Timochenko said that the group ‘dreams of an effective peace’ and warned that the group would never agree to a ‘humiliating surrender,’ despite entering peace-talks with the Colombian government.
“After 50 years of incorruptible battle, we will continue to fight as long as it takes if the oligarchy again insists on impeding peace.”
The Farc leaders and Colombian government have so  far reached agreement on key issues including land reform, political participation of the rebels and tackling drug trafficking.

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