• Country/entity

  Colombia
  

• Region

  Americas
  

• Agreement name

  Alistamiento para el Proceso de Participacion de la Sociedad y del Cese al Fuego Bilateral (Cuba Agreement)

• Date

  9 Jun 2023

• Agreement status

  Multiparty signed/agreed

• Interim arrangement

  Yes

• Agreement/conflict level

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

• Stage

  Framework/substantive - partial

• Conflict nature

  Government

• Peace process

  Colombia VI - Government-ELN post-2015 process

• Parties

  Delegation of the Government of the Republic of Colombia:
  
  José Otty Patiño Hormaza, Head of delegation
  Iván Danilo Rueda Rodríguez, High Commissioner for Peace
  Orlando Romero Reyes
  Rosmery Quintero Castro
  Horacio Guerrero García
  Adelaida Jiménez Cortés
  Carlos Alfonso Rosero
  Olga Lilia Silva López
  Iván Cepeda Castro
  José Félix Lafaurie Rivera
  Dayana Paola Urzola Domicó
  Rodrigo Botero García
  Nigeria Rentería Lozano
  Álvaro Matallana Eslava
  María José Pizarro Rodríguez​​.
  
  Delegation of the Ejército de Liberación Nacional – ELN:
  
  Pablo Beltrán, Head of delegation
  Aureliano Carbonell
  Bernardo Téllez
  Isabel Torres
  Manuel Gustavo Martínez
  María Consuelo Tapias
  Tomás García Laviana
  Simón Pabón
  Mauricio Iguarán​​.

• Third parties

  As observer of the armed forces: Maj. Gen. Hugo Alejandro López Barreto​​. As witnesses and depositaries (Guarantor countries): Glivânia Maria de Oliveira, Federative Republic of Brazil Eugenio Martínez Enríquez, Republic of Cuba Jon Otto Brødholt, Kingdom of Norway Raúl Vergara Meneses, Republic of Chile Claudia Helietta González Hernández, United Mexican States Gen. Carlos Martínez Mendoza, Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela​​. Permanent accompanying partners: Carlos G. Ruiz Massieu, Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General Msgr. Héctor Fabio Henao Gaviria, Delegate for Church-State Relations, Episcopal Conference of Colombia​​.

• Description

  A short agreement between the Government of the Republic of Colombia and the Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN - National Liberation Army) which provides for the inclusion of society to participate in the peace process through the formation of a national committee on participation. The agreement also provides for general preparations for the bilateral national ceasefire; substantively setting out timings of the ceasefire, as well as encouraging both the activities of the Monitoring and Verification Mechanism and channels of communication and education on the ceasefire between parties and with the UNSGC.

• Agreement document

  CO_230609_Preparation for the process of participation of society and for the bilateral ceasefire.pdf | Download PDF

• Agreement document (original language)

  CO_230609_Alistamiento para el Proceso de Participacion de la Sociedad y del Cese al Fuego Bilateral (Cuba Agreement).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

Declaration and Agreement No.

11

Preparation for the process of participation of society and for the bilateral ceasefire

The Government of the Republic of Colombia and the Ejército de Liberación Nacional – ELN (National Liberation Army) have decided to immediately comply with the Cuba Agreements.

To this end, the parties declare that the peace talks panel shall begin ongoing activity that combines different forms of work in various scenarios and at different times while continuing the rounds of talks.

1. Preparations for the participation of society in peacebuilding:

• Convening of society to participate in the peace process.

• Establishment of preparatory teams to create the National Committee on Participation.

• Development of the rules of procedure and work plan of the National Committee on Participation.

• The National Committee on Participation shall be formally established on 25 July 2023 during a public event.

2. Preparations for the temporary bilateral national ceasefire

The initial phase shall comprise three steps:

• Upon the announcement of the present agreement, the parties shall start preparing for the bilateral ceasefire.

From 9 June to 5 July 2023 the process of preparation shall include, among other activities, the activation of a channel of communication between the parties through the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General in Colombia, the drafting of pending protocols, the start of educational activities and the preparation for the start of operations of the Monitoring and Verification Mechanism.

• The parties’ orders to cease offensive operations shall be take effect on 6 July 2023.

On 10 July 2023, the peace talks panel shall hold a plenary face-to-face meeting to approve the protocols.

The educational activities shall continue during this period.

• The full implementation of the temporary bilateral national ceasefire shall begin on 3 August 2023 with the implementation of all the protocols and the full functioning of all bodies of the Monitoring and Verification Mechanism.

The 180-day period of the temporary bilateral national ceasefire shall begin on this date, with the intention that it will be continued, subject to an evaluation by the parties.

3. Fourth round

The fourth round of peace talks shall be held from 14 August to 4 September 2023 in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.

During this round the parties shall, among other items, evaluate the compliance with the agreements signed.

Havana, Republic of Cuba, 9 June 2023.

Delegation of the Government of the Republic of Colombia:

José Otty Patiño Hormaza, Head of delegation

Iván Danilo Rueda Rodríguez, High Commissioner for Peace

Orlando Romero Reyes

Rosmery Quintero Castro

Horacio Guerrero García

Adelaida Jiménez Cortés

Carlos Alfonso Rosero

Olga Lilia Silva López

Iván Cepeda Castro

José Félix Lafaurie Rivera

Dayana Paola Urzola Domicó

Rodrigo Botero García

Nigeria Rentería Lozano

Álvaro Matallana Eslava

María José Pizarro Rodríguez​​.

Delegation of the Ejército de Liberación Nacional – ELN:

Pablo Beltrán, Head of delegation

Aureliano Carbonell

Bernardo Téllez

Isabel Torres

Manuel Gustavo Martínez

María Consuelo Tapias

Tomás García Laviana

Simón Pabón

Mauricio Iguarán​​.

As observer of the armed forces:

Maj. Gen. Hugo Alejandro López Barreto​​.

As witnesses and depositaries (Guarantor countries):

Glivânia Maria de Oliveira, Federative Republic of Brazil

Eugenio Martínez Enríquez, Republic of Cuba

Jon Otto Brødholt, Kingdom of Norway

Raúl Vergara Meneses, Republic of Chile

Claudia Helietta González Hernández, United Mexican States

Gen. Carlos Martínez Mendoza, Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela​​.

Permanent accompanying partners:

Carlos G. Ruiz Massieu, Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General

Msgr.

Héctor Fabio Henao Gaviria, Delegate for Church-State Relations, Episcopal Conference of Colombia​​.