• Country/entity

  Colombia
  

• Region

  Americas
  

• Agreement name

  Primera Declaración Conjunta Gobierno Nacional – Movimiento Jaime Bateman Cayón

• Date

  1 Oct 1995

• 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 II - Samper

• Parties

  For the National Goverment,
  
  DANIEL GARCÍA-PEÑA /ARAMILLO
  For the Movement Jaime Bateman Gayon,
  
  PA-X, Peace Agreement Access Tool (Translation © University of Edinburgh)
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  JORGE ELIÉCER ZAPATA
  Spokeperson
  
  RUBEN SÁNCHEZ DAVID, ALEJO VARGAS VELASQUEZ,

• Third parties

  For the Peace Facilitation Commission, MONSIGNOR ALBERTO GIRALDO JARAMILLO, MONSIGNOR HÉCTOR GUTIÉRREZ PABÓN, NUBY FERNÁNDEZ, ALFONSO LIZARAZO, L/ BARDO OREJUELA DÍAZ, GERMÁN ROJAS NIÑO House of Representatives Peace Commission JOSE MAYA GARCIA, YOLIMA ESPINOSA VERA.

• Description

  This is a first joint declaration that marks the formal start of direct negotiations. The document expresses principles and prerequisites of the process.

• Agreement document

  CO_951001_PRIMERA DECLARACI‡N CONJUNTA GOBIERNO NACIONAL - MOV - tr.pdf | Download PDF

• Agreement document (original language)

  CO_951001_PRIMERA DECLARACIÓN CONJUNTA GOBIERNO NACIONAL - MOV.pdf | Download PDF

Groups

Gender

State definition

Governance

Power sharing

Human rights and equality

Rights related issues

Rights institutions

Justice sector reform

Socio-economic reconstruction

Land, property and environment

Security sector

Transitional justice

Implementation

FIRST JOINT DECLARATION OF THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT AND THE JAIME BATEMAN CAYÓN MOVEMENT

1 October 1995

We, the representatives of the national government and the Jaime Bateman Cayón Movement (Movimiento Jaime Bateman Cayón, JBC), on 1 October 1995, in the presence of the Peace Facilitation Commission and the House of Representatives Peace Commission agree to communicate the following to the public:

Today, direct talks between the government and this political movement that is involved in armed conflict have been formalised to build a long-lasting peace via a new methodology based on the participation of all Colombians.

We believe this process shows the country that dialogue and consensus are the means to resolve conflicts and overcome our differences, within a healthy atmosphere of tolerance and by defining specific conditions that make it possible to conduct negotiations and reach agreements.

In the development of the process, we believe it is essential to define an agenda that prioritises the analysis and effective and immediate application of international humanitarian law, particularly for the non-combatant population.

The process that formally begins today has the firm backing of the House of Representatives Peace Commission.

The process requires the participation of all Colombians, whom we invite to take part.

We acknowledge that the work of the Peace Facilitation Commission has been extremely important so far, which, with the backing of the national government, prepared the ground for contact between the national government and JBC.

Signatures:

For the National Goverment,

DANIEL GARCÍA-PEÑA /ARAMILLO

For the Movement Jaime Bateman Gayon,

JORGE ELIÉCER ZAPATA

Spokeperson

RUBEN SÁNCHEZ DAVID, ALEJO VARGAS VELASQUEZ,

Witness.

For the Peace Facilitation Commission,

MONSIGNOR ALBERTO GIRALDO JARAMILLO, MONSIGNOR HÉCTOR GUTIÉRREZ PABÓN,

NUBY FERNÁNDEZ, ALFONSO LIZARAZO, L/ BARDO OREJUELA DÍAZ, GERMÁN ROJAS NIÑO

House of Representatives Peace Commission

JOSE MAYA GARCIA, YOLIMA ESPINOSA VERA.