Declaración Conjunta, Gobierno Nacional y FARC-EP: Instalar la Mesa de Diálogo
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Declaración Conjunta, Gobierno Nacional y FARC-EP: Instalar la Mesa de DiálogoDate
7 Jan 1999Agreement status
Multiparty signed/agreedInterim arrangement
YesAgreement/conflict level
Intrastate/intrastate conflict ( )Stage
Pre-negotiation/processConflict nature
GovernmentPeace process
Colombia III - ArangoParties
For the national government:
• VÍCTOR G. RICARDO PIÑEROS
For FARC–EP, the spokespeople:
• RAÚL REYES
• JOAQUÍN GÓMEZ
• FABIÁN RAMÍREZThird parties
-Description
This is a declaration of intention to meet for negotiations to set the agenda to agree on timetable and start the negotiations in the shortest delay.
Agreement document
Agreement document (original language)
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 societyPage 1, Article 1,
Today, in the presence of the regional authorities and various civil and social entities from Caquetá, in addition to members of Colombia’s accredited diplomatic corps, other spokespeople from international organisations and numerous special guests, they reiterate their firm desire to find paths to bring about the reconciliation of Colombians. - 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 reconstructionSocio-economic reconstruction→Development or socio-economic reconstruction→Socio-economic developmentPage 1, Article 3,
By initiating this process, the parties acknowledge that the Colombian people have suffered the effects of a long and painful armed conflict and demand the opportunity to live in a society where social justice is re-established as the cornerstone of peace. - National economic plan
No specific mention.
- Natural resources
No specific mention.
- International funds
No specific mention.
- Business
No specific mention.
- Taxation
No specific mention.
- 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
No specific mention.
- Police
No specific mention.
- Armed forces
No specific mention.
- DDR
No specific mention.
- Intelligence services
No specific mention.
- Parastatal/rebel and opposition group forcesPage 1, Article 2,
For this purpose, with the participation of the representatives appointed by the national government and FARC, a roundtable for dialogue will be established to prepare an agenda and draw up a schedule, agreements which will lead as soon as possible to formal peace negotiations. - 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.
- ReconciliationPage 1, Article 1,
Today, in the presence of the regional authorities and various civil and social entities from Caquetá, in addition to members of Colombia’s accredited diplomatic corps, other spokespeople from international organisations and numerous special guests, they reiterate their firm desire to find paths to bring about the reconciliation of Colombians.
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.
- SourceDiálogo, negociación y ruptura con las FARC-EP y con el ELN, Biblioteca de la Paz – 1998-2000, Fundación Cultura Democrática, Ed. Álvaro Villarraga Sarmiento, Bogotá D.C., 2009 (book V) p. 167
JOINT DECLARATION BY THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT AND THE REVOLUTIONARY ARMED FORCES OF COLOMBIA – PEOPLE’S ARMY:
ESTABLISHMENT OF THE ROUNDTABLE FOR DIALOGUE
San Vicente de Caguán, 7 January 1999
Present in San Vicente de Caguán in the department of Caquetá, the President of the Republic, Andrés Pastrana Arango, various ministers of his office, together with members of the General Secretariat of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia, FARC), headed by Manuel Marulanda Vélez, declare:
Today, in the presence of the regional authorities and various civil and social entities from Caquetá, in addition to members of Colombia’s accredited diplomatic corps, other spokespeople from international organisations and numerous special guests, they reiterate their firm desire to find paths to bring about the reconciliation of Colombians.
For this purpose, with the participation of the representatives appointed by the national government and FARC, a roundtable for dialogue will be established to prepare an agenda and draw up a schedule, agreements which will lead as soon as possible to formal peace negotiations.
By initiating this process, the parties acknowledge that the Colombian people have suffered the effects of a long and painful armed conflict and demand the opportunity to live in a society where social justice is re-established as the cornerstone of peace.
For the national government:
VÍCTOR G. RICARDO PIÑEROS
For FARC–EP, the spokespeople:
RAÚL REYES
JOAQUÍN GÓMEZ
FABIÁN RAMÍREZ