Comunicado FARC-Gobierno del viaje a Europa, 23 de febrero de 2000
Export agreement coding (PDF)- Country/entityColombia
- RegionAmericas
- Agreement nameComunicado FARC-Gobierno del viaje a Europa, 23 de febrero de 2000
- Date23 Feb 2000
- Agreement statusMultiparty signed/agreed
- Interim arrangementYes
- Agreement/conflict levelIntrastate/intrastate conflict ( )
- StagePre-negotiation/process
- Conflict natureGovernment
- Peace processColombia III - Arango
- PartiesPor el Gobiemo Nacional: Victor G. Ricardo, Alto Comisionado para Ia Paz; Luis Norberto Guerra, Vicepresidente Camara de Representantes; Fabio Valencia Cossio, Negociador; Camilo Gomez Alzate, Negociador; Juan Gabriel Uribe, Negociador; Miguel Pinedo Vidal, Comite Tematico; Ciro Ramirez, Vicepresidente Senado; Luis Carlos Villegas, Presidente de la Andi.
Por las FARC-EP: Raul Reyes, Vocero de las F ARC EP; Joaquin Gomez, Negociador; Fabian Ramirez, Negociador; Ivan Rios, Coordinador Comite Tematico; Simon Trinidad, Comite Tematico; Felipe Rincon, Comite Tematico; Olga Lucia Marin, Comision Internacional. - Third parties-
- DescriptionAgreed account of fact-finding mission to Spain to inquire about Spanish system of autonomous regions, social security, and commerce.
- 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 configurationPage 1,
... Our agenda for work during these three days has allowed us, first of all, to see the Spanish system of autonomous communities from up close with a visit to the Community of
Valencia. Talks with the president of the community, Eduardo Zaplana, the two deputy
presidents and associated councillors showed the value modern and democratic Spain
attaches to a local, decentralised and autonomous society in the framework of the
territorial unity of nation.
Autonomy has transferred full territorial powers to the communities in areas such as
education, health, housing, tourism and regional channels. The vibrancy of Valencia shows
the confidence of the people in their system and the possibility of achieving the highest
standards of well-being. ... - 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.
- DemocracyPage 1,
... Our agenda for work during these three days has allowed us, first of all, to see the Spanish system of autonomous communities from up close with a visit to the Community of
Valencia. Talks with the president of the community, Eduardo Zaplana, the two deputy
presidents and associated councillors showed the value modern and democratic Spain
attaches to a local, decentralised and autonomous society in the framework of the
territorial unity of nation. ...
Page 2,
... CEOE also reaffirmed its good institutional relations with union organisations and shared its
experiences of bipartite or tripartite initiatives on labour relations with the various Spanish
governments since the establishment of democracy. We are sure this example will be
helpful to Colombia. ... - 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
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 forcesPage 2,
... We had lunch at the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs during a work session presided over
by Eduardo Gutierrez, Director General of Foreign Policy for Ibero-America, in the presence
of the Spanish ambassador to Colombia, Yaco Pico, and the Colombian ambassador to Spain,
Carlos Julio Ardila. In a frank and constructive dialogue, we discussed issues such as
European cooperation in the peace process, the need to produce peace results during the
negotiations, the urgency of promoting respect for life and for the freedom of Colombians,
and the role of the armed forces in a peaceful society. ... - DDR
No specific mention.
- Intelligence services
No specific mention.
- Parastatal/rebel and opposition group forces
No specific mention.
- Withdrawal of foreign forces
No specific mention.
- CorruptionPage 3,
... The political leaders of Spain have expressed their willingness to help Colombians achieve
peace. Issues such as fighting drug trafficking, poverty and corruption were discussed with
President Trillo, stressing our desire to reach peace via political negotiations. ... - Crime/organised crime
No specific mention.
- DrugsPage 3,
... The political leaders of Spain have expressed their willingness to help Colombians achieve
peace. Issues such as fighting drug trafficking, poverty and corruption were discussed with
President Trillo, stressing our desire to reach peace via political negotiations. ... - 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
No specific mention.
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.
- SourceCenter for International Policy, hard copy on file.
COMMUNICATION BY THE REVOLUTIONARY ARMED FORCES OF COLOMBIA AND THE GOVERNMENT ON THEIR VISIT TO EUROPE
COMMUNICATION OF THE ROUNDTABLE FOR DIALOGUE IN SPAIN (I)
23 February 2000
Today we completed our visit to Spain, where we have received an extremely warm welcome from the government and the Spanish people.
Our agenda for work during these three days has allowed us, first of all, to see the Spanish system of autonomous communities from up close with a visit to the Community of Valencia.
Talks with the president of the community, Eduardo Zaplana, the two deputy presidents and associated councillors showed the value modern and democratic Spain attaches to a local, decentralised and autonomous society in the framework of the territorial unity of nation.
Autonomy has transferred full territorial powers to the communities in areas such as education, health, housing, tourism and regional channels.
The vibrancy of Valencia shows the confidence of the people in their system and the possibility of achieving the highest standards of well-being.
In Benidorm, in addition to the heartfelt tribute by residents of the municipality to Colombia, we met with business figures in the local chamber of commerce who reiterated their confidence in our country and their desire to develop bilateral economic links.
The agenda continued in Madrid, where we had an informative session on the operation of the Spanish social security system, headed by the Director General of the Social Security Institute, Fernando Gómez Ferreiro and members of his staff.
The Spanish system is an advanced social network, with funding and clear benefits in areas such as employment, pensions and healthcare.
We were offered permanent consultancy, which will be taken into account by the National Roundtable for Dialogue and Negotiation.
We also met with the Secretary General of the Spanish International Cooperation Agency, Jesús Gracia, who offered Spanish experience and resources to contribute to implementing the agreements arising from the National Roundtable for Dialogue and Negotiation between the government and FARC–EP.
We exchanged experiences and opinions with representatives of the General Workers’ Union (Unión General de Trabajadores, UGT) and the Workers’ Commissions.
We were impressed by the constructive experience of negotiations between unions and the business community during this period in the history of Spain, marked by the strengthening of its economy and democracy.
Union activity is currently exemplary in Spanish society.
We had lunch at the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs during a work session presided over by Eduardo Gutierrez, Director General of Foreign Policy for Ibero-America, in the presence of the Spanish ambassador to Colombia, Yaco Pico, and the Colombian ambassador to Spain, Carlos Julio Ardila.
In a frank and constructive dialogue, we discussed issues such as European cooperation in the peace process, the need to produce peace results during the negotiations, the urgency of promoting respect for life and for the freedom of Colombians, and the role of the armed forces in a peaceful society.
We met with the leadership of the Spanish Confederation of Business Organisations (Confederación Espanola de Organizaciones Empresariales, CEOE), one of the most important institutions in the Spanish private sector.
Once again, Spanish businesses expressed their confidence in the Colombian economy and the peace process led by President Andrés Pastrana with FARC–EP.
CEOE also reaffirmed its good institutional relations with union organisations and shared its experiences of bipartite or tripartite initiatives on labour relations with the various Spanish governments since the establishment of democracy.
We are sure this example will be helpful to Colombia.
Today in the morning, we met with the president of the Congress of Deputies, Federico Trillo, who expressed his satisfaction with the major peace initiative to which our country is committed.
The political leaders of Spain have expressed their willingness to help Colombians achieve peace.
Issues such as fighting drug trafficking, poverty and corruption were discussed with President Trillo, stressing our desire to reach peace via political negotiations.
The delegation expressed its condolences to the Spanish parliament for the assassination of the Basque member of parliament Fernando Buesa, which occurred yesterday.
Each and every violent death hurts us, without any distinctions.
We held a minute of silence in solidarity with the Spanish people and all Colombians that have lost their lives.
Finally, we explained that we are working together to achieve peaceful coexistence in Colombia, a Colombia for all with social justice.
Por el Gobiemo Nacional:
Victor G. Ricardo,
Alto Comisionado para Ia Paz
Luis Norberto Guerra,
Vicepresidente Camara de Representantes.
Fabio Valencia Cossio,
Negociador
Camilo Gomez Alzate,
Negociador
Juan Gabriel Uribe,
Negociador.
Miguel Pinedo Vidal,
Comite Tematico.
Ciro Ramirez,
Vicepresidente Senado.
Luis Carlos Villegas,
Presidente de la Andi.
Por las FARC-EP:
Raul Reyes
Vocero de las F ARC EP
Joaquin Gomez,
Negociador
Fabian Ramirez,
Negociador
Ivan Rios,
Coordinador Comite Tematico.
Simon Trinidad,
Comite Tematico.
Felipe Rincon,
Comite Tematico.
Olga Lucia Marin,
Comision Internacional.