• Country/entity

  Colombia
  

• Region

  Americas
  

• Agreement name

  Comunicado del Presidente Andres Pastrana y Manuel Marulanda de las FARC (Acuerdo de Caquetania)

• Date

  2 May 1999

• Agreement status

  Multiparty signed/agreed

• Interim arrangement

  Yes

• Agreement/conflict level

  Intrastate/intrastate conflict ( Colombian Conflict (1964 - ) )

• Stage

  Implementation/renegotiation

• Conflict nature

  Government

• Peace process

  Colombia III - Arango

• Parties

  Andrés Pastrana Arango, National Government
  Manuel Marulanda Vélez, FARC

• Third parties

  -

• Description

  Largely rhetorical statement about the parties' commitment to the peace process and the importance of broad participation in the process. Further committing to restart negotiations on May 6, and announcing intention to establish an international verification commission for the peace process.

• Agreement document

  CO_990502_AcuerdoDeCaquetania - tr.pdf | Download PDF

• Agreement document (original language)

  CO_990502_AcuerdoDeCaquetania.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

COMMUNICATION BY PRESIDENT ANDRÉS PASTRANA AND MANUEL MARULANDA OF THE REVOLUTIONARY ARMED FORCES OF COLOMBIA (CAQUETANIA AGREEMENT)

2 May 1999

Communication to the public:

Under the agreement reached on 9 July 1998, we have today met to take stock of the work that has been carried out so far in the dialogue process under way between the government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia – People’s Army (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia – Ejército Popular, FARC–EP).

After an open, cordial and sincere analysis, we found that specific and significant progress had been made on the complex path for building reconciliation among all Colombians.

We are aware that the peace process requires efforts, analysis, understanding and commitments to reach agreements on the economic, political and social transformations to allow the construction of a state founded on social justice, with space for everyone and where everyone is respected.

After evaluating the serious and responsible work undertaken by the spokespeople, we have concluded that we are close to reaching a full agreement for a common agenda.

Given that the deadline for talks set by the national government will pass on 5 May, and once again reaffirming the irrenunciable political desire of the parties to find a political solution to the conflict, we agree to the initiation of a period of negotiation and dialogue on the points of the common agenda that have already been agreed on 6 May.

These points will be communicated by the spokespeople, notwithstanding any progress made in these areas before this date.

The parties have committed to implementing the agreement signed on 28 April between the heads of the country’s various political forces, the heads of the Congress of the Republic, FARC–EP and the national government through the High Commissioner for Peace.

We would like to call the attention of the Colombian people and the international community to the fact that obtaining peace is a commitment that involves all Colombians and requires the necessary time to lay solid foundations for genuine and long-lasting peace.

In this respect, by common agreement, we establish an international support commission to act as a verifying body to overcome any obstacles that may arise.

Signed in Caquetania, 2 May 1999

Andrés Pastrana Arango

Manuel Marulanda Vélez