• Country/entity

  Colombia
  

• Region

  Americas
  

• Agreement name

  Acuerdo sobre Metodología de Trabajo, Gobierno Nacional y FARC-EP

• Date

  23 Jan 2002

• 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 III - Arango

• Parties

  For the national Government
  CAMILO GÓMEZ
  JUaN GABRIEL URIBE
  REINALDO BOTERO
  RICARDO CORREA
  MANUEL SALAZAR
  
  For FARC–EP
  RAÚL REYES
  JOAQUÍN GÓMEZ
  ANDRÉS PARÍS
  SIMÓN TRINIDAD

• Third parties

  -

• Description

  The parties agree that all discussion of topics included in the Acuerdo de Cronograma de Consenso will be based on drafts presented by each party or previously agreed third parties. They agree that in the first discussion of each topic the drafts will be read and the presenting party will provide explanations. During this session general questions can be asked and a tentative agenda for discussion developed for the future of the peace process. They agree to continue with the mechanisms of internal consultation. They agree on four variations for the discussions of the topics. They agree that sub commissions can be formed to treat individual topics.

• Agreement document

  CO_020123_ACUERDO SOBRE METODOLOGIA DE TRABAJO, GOBIERNO NACIONAL Y FARC-EP - tr.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

AGREEMENT ON THE WORKING METHODOLOGY, THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT AND THE REVOLUTIONARY ARMED FORCES OF COLOMBIA – PEOPLE’S ARMY

Los Pozos, Caquetá, 23 January 2002

The spokespeople for the national government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia – People’s Army (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia – Ejército Popular, FARC–EP), present in Villa Nueva Colombia, Los Pozos, in the municipality of San Vicente del Caguán, on 23 January 2002, have agreed the following:

The discussion of each issue included in the Agreement on the Consensus Timeline for the Future of the Peace Process will be based on the drafts previously produced by each of the parties.

It may also be based on drafts prepared by third parties, subject to agreement by the parties.

The drafts will be read at the first talks on each issue and the party that has produced them will provide the corresponding explanations.

General questions and clarifications will be raised at the same session and a tentative schedule will be agreed for the talks, in line with the Consensus Timeline for the Future of the Peace Process.

The parties will continue with the internal consultation mechanisms that have been in place so far or those defined autonomously by each party.

The discussion of issues may proceed along the following lines:

continuation of the discussion until an agreement is reached

identification of consensuses and disagreements

comparison of proposals and counterproposals

other alternatives agreed by the roundtable.

Sub-commissions comprising members of the roundtable may be established to deal with specific aspects of the talks.

For the national government:

CAMILO GÓMEZ

JUAN GABRIEL URIBE

REINALDO BOTERO

RICARDO CORREA

MANUEL SALAZAR

For FARC–EP

RAÚL REYES

JOAQUÍN GÓMEZ

ANDRÉS PARÍS

SIMÓN TRINIDAD