• Country/entity

  Colombia
  

• Region

  Americas
  

• Agreement name

  Acuerdo de Los Pozos

• Date

  9 Feb 2001

• 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

  Signed:
  ANDRÉS PASTRANA ARANGO, FARC-EP
  MANUEL MARULANDA VÉLEZ, Presidente de la República

• Third parties

  /

• Description

  This agreement seeks to advance the discussions between the Government and the FARC. It establishes a schedule and agenda for future negotiations. It addressed the shared will for future negotiations and the conditions for dialogue. The parties agree to reinitiate the works of the Mesa de Dialogo y Negociacion with substantive issues on the agenda and to discuss the cease fire and hostilities as well as a humanitarian agreement on the next release of soldiers, police personnel and ill guerilleros. In order to avoid the interruption of the negotiation a commission is established. The distention zone was created for the evolution of the process and a mechanism will be created to evaluate and inform the public on achievements and proposals for the zone. They also address the importance of the international community and projects for the eradication of illicit agriculture. They invite all political forces to join the national reconciliation.

• Agreement document

  CO_010209_Acuerdo De Los Pozos - 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 OF LOS POZOS

9 February 2001

The national government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia – People’s Army (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia – Ejército Popular, FARC–EP) ratify their desire to continue with the peace process in search of a solution to the conflict by means of dialogue and negotiation to build a developing Colombia with full social justice.

After a joint evaluation of the process, we identified achievements and weaknesses and reached full agreement that solid foundations have been created to continue the search for national reconciliation.

The government and FARC–EP agree on the importance of making progress in the talks on the mechanisms to overcome paramilitarism and reduce the intensity of the conflict.

For this purpose, the Roundtable for Dialogue and Negotiation will create a commission of national figures to produce recommendations in these two areas.

FARC–EP will resume the operation of the Roundtable for Dialogue and Negotiations.

We agree that the Roundtable for Dialogue and Negotiations will restart its work on 14 February, returning to the substantial issues of the agenda and beginning discussion of the ceasefire and cessation of hostilities.

The humanitarian agreement to allow the release of sick soldiers, police and guerrillas will be expedited.

To ensure there are no interruptions to the negotiations, the National Roundtable for Dialogue and Negotiation will create an internal commission to study the events affecting the progress of the process.

The commission will be created by 15 February at the latest.

The demilitarised zone has been established solely for the development of the process with full guarantees and security for the parties.

The National Roundtable for Dialogue and Negotiation will establish an internal mechanism to periodically evaluate the report on the compliance and purpose of the zone by 15 February at the latest.

Aware of the importance of the international community to the success of the peace process in Colombia, we invite a group of friendly countries and international organisations to an event on 8 March to inform them about the state and development of the process and encourage their involvement.

The National Roundtable for Dialogue and Negotiation will determine the frequency of these meetings.

FARC–EP does not oppose projects for the manual eradication and substitution of illicit crops but reiterates that such a process must have the agreement of the communities.

The national government and FARC agree on the strategic importance of working on the protection and recovery of the environment.

The national government and FARC–EP invite the political forces signatory to the agreement of Caquetania on 28 February to a meeting in Los Pozos to give renewed energy to the process.

We reiterate our invitation to all national figures and organisations who are sceptical of the process to discuss the contributions of all Colombians to the national reconciliation.

It will be possible to expand the National Roundtable for Dialogue and Negotiation, subject to common agreement, and there will be at least three sessions per week.

We invite all Colombians to support this shared effort, which has the potential to overcome the conflict from which we are suffering.

Signed:

ANDRÉS PASTRANA ARANGO, FARC-EP

MANUEL MARULANDA VÉLEZ, Presidente de la República