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Declaración Conjunta, Comisión de Paz de la Cámara y CGSB, Tlaxcala

  • Country/entity

    Colombia
  • Region

    Americas
  • Agreement name

    Declaración Conjunta, Comisión de Paz de la Cámara y CGSB, Tlaxcala
  • Date

    18 Mar 1992
  • Agreement status

    Multiparty signed/agreed
  • Interim arrangement

    Yes
  • Agreement/conflict level

    Intrastate/intrastate conflict ( Colombian Conflict (1964 - ) )
  • Stage

    Pre-negotiation/process
  • Conflict nature

    Government
  • Peace process

    Colombia I - Gaviria
  • Parties

    House of Representatives peace delegation:
    • Jorge Ariel Infante
    • Dilia Estrada
    • Ramiro Lucio
    • Manuel Cepeda
    • Alfonso López Cossio
    • Gilberto Flórez

    CGSB Negotiating commission:

    • Alfonso Cano, FARC
    • Iván Márquez, FARC
    • Pablo Catatumbo, FARC
    • Guillermo Zuluaga, FARC
    • Tomas Lince, FARC
    • Andrés París, FARC
    • Antonio García, ELN
    • Luis Carlos Guerrero, ELN
    • Diego Ruíz, EPL
    • Asdrúbal Jiménez, EPL
  • Third parties

    -
  • Description

    This document is a short agreement documenting a summary of topics discussed in very initial talks by the House of Representatives peace delegation (Comisión de Paz de la Cámara) with CGSB.


Groups

  • Children/youth

    No specific mention.

  • Disabled persons

    No specific mention.

  • Elderly/age

    No specific mention.

  • Migrant workers

    No specific mention.

  • Racial/ethnic/national group

    No specific mention.

  • Religious groups

    No specific mention.

  • Indigenous people

    No specific mention.

  • Other groups

    No specific mention.

  • Refugees/displaced persons

    No specific mention.

  • Social class

    No specific mention.


Gender

  • Women, girls and gender

    No specific mention.

  • Men and boys

    No specific mention.

  • LGBTI

    No specific mention.

  • Family

    No specific mention.


State definition

  • Nature of state (general)

    No specific mention.

  • State configuration

    No specific mention.

  • Self determination

    No specific mention.

  • Referendum

    No specific mention.

  • State symbols

    No specific mention.

  • Independence/secession

    No specific mention.

  • Accession/unification

    No specific mention.

  • Border delimitation

    No specific mention.

  • Cross-border provision

    No specific mention.


Governance

  • Political institutions (new or reformed)

    No specific mention.

  • Elections

    No specific mention.

  • Electoral commission

    No specific mention.

  • Political parties reform

    No specific mention.

  • Civil society

    No specific mention.

  • Traditional/religious leaders

    No specific mention.

  • Public administration

    No specific mention.

  • Constitution

    No specific mention.


Power sharing

  • Political power sharing

    No specific mention.

  • Territorial power sharing

    No specific mention.

  • Economic power sharing

    No specific mention.

  • Military power sharing

    No specific mention.


Human rights and equality

  • Human rights/RoL general

    No specific mention.

  • Bill of rights/similar

    No specific mention.

  • Treaty incorporation

    No specific mention.

  • Civil and political rights

    No specific mention.

  • Socio-economic rights

    No specific mention.


Rights related issues

  • Citizenship

    No specific mention.

  • Democracy

    No specific mention.

  • Detention procedures

    No specific mention.

  • Media and communication

    No specific mention.

  • Mobility/access

    No specific mention.

  • Protection measures

    No specific mention.

  • Other

    No specific mention.


Rights institutions

  • NHRI

    No specific mention.

  • Regional or international human rights institutions

    No specific mention.


Justice sector reform

  • Criminal justice and emergency law

    No specific mention.

  • State of emergency provisions

    No specific mention.

  • Judiciary and courts

    No specific mention.

  • Prisons and detention

    No specific mention.

  • Traditional Laws

    No specific mention.


Socio-economic reconstruction

  • Development or socio-economic reconstruction

    No specific mention.

  • National economic plan

    No specific mention.

  • Natural resources

    No specific mention.

  • International funds

    No specific mention.

  • Business

    No specific mention.

  • Taxation
    Socio-economic reconstruction→Taxation→Reform of taxation
    Page 1,
    The peace delegation of the House of Representatives and the Simón Bolívar Guerrilla Coordinating Board (Coordinadora Guerrillera Simón Bolívar, CGSB) have held a bilateral meeting in the context of the talks in Tlaxcala. The delegation has also held talks with the government delegation headed by Peace Councillor Serpa Uribe. At its meeting with the spokespeople for the insurgent movement, the difficult and necessary path to peace in Colombia was discussed. Ideas have been exchanged regarding the legislative agenda that is currently in congress and regarding important issues such as the forthcoming tax reform and the regulations of the national constitution. The situation of regional conflicts and the urgency of providing new spaces for national reconciliation have been analysed. The commission has raised with CGSB the Congress of the Republic’s concern regarding the distressing situation of Durán Quintero and Morales Ballesteros and CGSB has expressed its concern regarding the activities of paramilitary groups.
    [...]
  • Banks

    No specific mention.


Land, property and environment

  • Land reform/rights

    No specific mention.

  • Pastoralist/nomadism rights

    No specific mention.

  • Cultural heritage

    No specific mention.

  • Environment

    No specific mention.

  • Water or riparian rights or access

    No specific mention.


Security sector

  • Security Guarantees

    No specific mention.

  • Ceasefire
    Security sector→Ceasefire→Ceasefire provision
    Page 1,
    [...]
    The talks have also covered the importance of regional peace talks, the bilateral ceasefire and the debate regarding the major socio-economic and political problems facing Colombia. CGSB has affirmed the importance of the permanent participation of the Congress of the Republic in the peace talks. In spite of the current difficulties, the peace delegation of the House of Representatives expresses its desire for the parties to overcome difficulties and make progress toward the negotiated solution to the Colombian armed conflict. The peace delegation of the House of Representatives and CGSB reaffirm the importance of dialogue as the means to a peaceful solution to the conflict in Colombia.
  • Police

    No specific mention.

  • Armed forces

    No specific mention.

  • DDR

    No specific mention.

  • Intelligence services

    No specific mention.

  • Parastatal/rebel and opposition group forces
    Page 1,
    The peace delegation of the House of Representatives and the Simón Bolívar Guerrilla Coordinating Board (Coordinadora Guerrillera Simón Bolívar, CGSB) have held a bilateral meeting in the context of the talks in Tlaxcala. The delegation has also held talks with the government delegation headed by Peace Councillor Serpa Uribe. At its meeting with the spokespeople for the insurgent movement, the difficult and necessary path to peace in Colombia was discussed. Ideas have been exchanged regarding the legislative agenda that is currently in congress and regarding important issues such as the forthcoming tax reform and the regulations of the national constitution. The situation of regional conflicts and the urgency of providing new spaces for national reconciliation have been analysed. The commission has raised with CGSB the Congress of the Republic’s concern regarding the distressing situation of Durán Quintero and Morales Ballesteros and CGSB has expressed its concern regarding the activities of paramilitary groups.
    [...]
  • Withdrawal of foreign forces

    No specific mention.

  • Corruption

    No specific mention.

  • Crime/organised crime

    No specific mention.

  • Drugs

    No specific mention.

  • Terrorism

    No specific mention.


Transitional justice

  • Transitional justice general

    No specific mention.

  • Amnesty/pardon

    No specific mention.

  • Courts

    No specific mention.

  • Mechanism

    No specific mention.

  • Prisoner release

    No specific mention.

  • Vetting

    No specific mention.

  • Victims

    No specific mention.

  • Missing persons

    No specific mention.

  • Reparations

    No specific mention.

  • Reconciliation
    Page 1,
    The peace delegation of the House of Representatives and the Simón Bolívar Guerrilla Coordinating Board (Coordinadora Guerrillera Simón Bolívar, CGSB) have held a bilateral meeting in the context of the talks in Tlaxcala. The delegation has also held talks with the government delegation headed by Peace Councillor Serpa Uribe. At its meeting with the spokespeople for the insurgent movement, the difficult and necessary path to peace in Colombia was discussed. Ideas have been exchanged regarding the legislative agenda that is currently in congress and regarding important issues such as the forthcoming tax reform and the regulations of the national constitution. The situation of regional conflicts and the urgency of providing new spaces for national reconciliation have been analysed. The commission has raised with CGSB the Congress of the Republic’s concern regarding the distressing situation of Durán Quintero and Morales Ballesteros and CGSB has expressed its concern regarding the activities of paramilitary groups.
    [...]

Implementation

  • UN signatory

    No specific mention.

  • Other international signatory

    No specific mention.

  • Referendum for agreement

    No specific mention.

  • International mission/force/similar

    No specific mention.

  • Enforcement mechanism

    No specific mention.

  • Related cases

    No specific mention.

  • Source
    Acuerdos con el EPL, MAQL y CRS, Diálogos con la CGSB, Biblioteca de la Paz – 1990-1994, Fundación Cultura Democrática, Ed. Álvaro Villarraga Sarmiento, Bogotá D.C., 2009 (book III) p. 309

JOINT DECLARATION BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES PEACE COMMISSION AND THE SIMÓN BOLÍVAR GUERRILLA COORDINATING BOARD IN TLAXCALA

18 March 1992

The peace delegation of the House of Representatives and the Simón Bolívar Guerrilla Coordinating Board (Coordinadora Guerrillera Simón Bolívar, CGSB) have held a bilateral meeting in the context of the talks in Tlaxcala.

The delegation has also held talks with the government delegation headed by Peace Councillor Serpa Uribe.

At its meeting with the spokespeople for the insurgent movement, the difficult and necessary path to peace in Colombia was discussed.

Ideas have been exchanged regarding the legislative agenda that is currently in congress and regarding important issues such as the forthcoming tax reform and the regulations of the national constitution.

The situation of regional conflicts and the urgency of providing new spaces for national reconciliation have been analysed.

The commission has raised with CGSB the Congress of the Republic’s concern regarding the distressing situation of Durán Quintero and Morales Ballesteros and CGSB has expressed its concern regarding the activities of paramilitary groups.

The talks have also covered the importance of regional peace talks, the bilateral ceasefire and the debate regarding the major socio-economic and political problems facing Colombia.

CGSB has affirmed the importance of the permanent participation of the Congress of the Republic in the peace talks.

In spite of the current difficulties, the peace delegation of the House of Representatives expresses its desire for the parties to overcome difficulties and make progress toward the negotiated solution to the Colombian armed conflict.

The peace delegation of the House of Representatives and CGSB reaffirm the importance of dialogue as the means to a peaceful solution to the conflict in Colombia.

House of Representatives peace delegation:

Jorge Ariel Infante

Dilia Estrada

Ramiro Lucio

Manuel Cepeda

Alfonso López Cossio

Gilberto Flórez

CGSB Negotiating commission:

Alfonso Cano, FARC

Iván Márquez, FARC

Pablo Catatumbo, FARC

Guillermo Zuluaga, FARC

Tomas Lince, FARC

Andrés París, FARC

Antonio García, ELN

Luis Carlos Guerrero, ELN

Diego Ruíz, EPL

Asdrúbal Jiménez, EPL