• Country/entity

  Colombia
  

• Region

  Americas
  

• Agreement name

  Glosario Del Acuerdo De Cese Al Fuego Bilateral Nacional Y Temporal -CFBNT Y Sus Protocolos Entre El Gobierno De La Republica De Colombia Y El Ejercito De Liberacion Nacional-ELN

• Date

  13 Jul 2023

• Agreement status

  Multiparty signed/agreed

• Interim arrangement

  Yes

• Agreement/conflict level

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

• Stage

  Ceasefire/related

• 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
  Iván Cepeda Castro
  Orlando Romero Reyes
  Horacio Guerrero García
  Olga Lilia Silva López
  Rosmery Quintero Castro
  Carlos Alfonso Rosero
  Adelaida Jiménez Cortés
  Rodrigo Botero García
  Dayana Paola Urzola Domicó
  José Félix Lafaurie Rivera
  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
  Manuel Gustavo Martínez
  María Consuelo Tapias
  Isabel Torres
  Simón Pabón
  Mauricio Iguarán​​.

• Third parties

  As observers for the Armed Forces: Brig. Gen. William Oswaldo Rincón Zambrano Maj. Gen. Hugo Alejandro López Barreto​​. Guarantor countries (As witnesses and depositaries): Laura Berdine Santos Delamonica, Federative Republic of Brazil Eugenio Martínez Enríquez, Republic of Cuba Peder Østebø, Kingdom of Norway Patricia Esquenazi Marín, Republic of Chile Roberto de León Huerta, United Mexican States Gen. Carlos Martínez Mendoza, Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela​​. Permanent accompanying partners: Angela Bargellini, Delegate of the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Colombia Msgr. Héctor Fabio Henao Gaviria, Delegate for Church-State Relations, Episcopal Conference of Colombia​​.

• Description

  This document provides definitions for key terms utilized within the Agreement and its accompanying Protocols. This glossary, integral to the interpretation and implementation of the ceasefire agreement, is founded on the principle of good faith, ensuring that both parties engage in the peace process with honesty, ethical conduct, and loyalty to the agreed terms. It outlines specific terminologies such as "Component in the Monitoring and Verification Mechanism," "Defensive action," "Deterrent action," and "Verification," among others, to facilitate a shared understanding and operational clarity. This document, subject to amendments by mutual consent, forms a binding part of the ceasefire agreement, underscoring the political commitment of both parties to harmonize efforts for the ceasefire's successful execution and to advance the peace process in Colombia.

• Agreement document

  CO_230713_Glossary of the Agreement on a temporary bilateral national ceasefire between the Government of the Republic of Colombia and the Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN) and its Protocols.pdf | Download PDF

• Agreement document (original language)

  CO_230713_Glosario Del Acuerdo De Cese Al Fuego Bilateral Nacional Y Temporal -CFBNT Y Sus Protocolos Entre El Gobierno De La Republica De Colombia Y El Ejercito De Liberacion Nacional-ELN.pdf | Download PDF

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Justice sector reform

Socio-economic reconstruction

Land, property and environment

Security sector

Transitional justice

Implementation

Glossary of the Agreement on a temporary bilateral national ceasefire between the Government of the Republic of Colombia and the Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN) and its Protocols

Pursuant to Agreement on a temporary bilateral national ceasefire between the Government of the Republic of Colombia and the Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN) (Agreement No.

10), signed on 9 June 2023, the present glossary sets out the conceptual understandings shared by the parties.

Any understanding and interpretation that may be applied to the present glossary and the concepts used for the implementation of the Agreement on a temporary bilateral national ceasefire and its Protocols, shall be based on the principle of good faith, which means that the parties shall act in an ethical, honest and loyal manner, and in accordance with what has been agreed.

The parties express their political will to organize, arrange, activate and harmonize all the elements necessary for the concurrent fulfilment of the obligations assumed, acting at all times with a view to advancing the peace process.

The present glossary shall be binding and is open to modifications agreed upon by the parties.

Component in the Monitoring and Verification Mechanism:

Name given to each of the parties and permanent accompanying partners that make up the Monitoring and Verification Mechanism, in the various bodies.

Defensive action:

An act or operation intended to prevent the success of an offensive action by an enemy.

Deterrent action:

An act or action aimed at deterring a threatening force from entering in contact, combating or advancing and deploying.

ELN communications liaisons:

Persons appointed by the Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN) to undertake physical or electronic communications with the components in the regional and local bodies of the Monitoring and Verification Mechanism, and with the ELN component in the national body of the Mechanism.

Incident:

An event or set of events caused by one of the parties which, according to the analysis of the Monitoring and Verification Mechanism, is considered to be a violation of the Agreement on a temporary bilateral national ceasefire and the Protocol on specific actions.

Intelligence action:

The use of human or technical means to collect, process, analyse and share information obtained from the other party, with the aim of carrying out an offensive action.

Monitoring:

The gathering of information, in various ways, on any event that might be considered an incident that violates the Agreement on a temporary bilateral national ceasefire and the Protocol on specific actions.

Offensive action:

An act or operation aimed at imposing one’s own will on the enemy and diminishing its operational capacity, primarily in order to obtain any sort of military advantage.

Verification:

The process of analysing, evaluating and categorizing events on the basis of the information gathered through monitoring, with the objective of establishing whether an event constitutes an incident that violates the Agreement on a temporary bilateral national ceasefire and the Protocol on specific actions.

Havana, Cuba, 13 July 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

Iván Cepeda Castro

Orlando Romero Reyes

Horacio Guerrero García

Olga Lilia Silva López

Rosmery Quintero Castro

Carlos Alfonso Rosero

Adelaida Jiménez Cortés

Rodrigo Botero García

Dayana Paola Urzola Domicó

José Félix Lafaurie Rivera

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

Manuel Gustavo Martínez

María Consuelo Tapias

Isabel Torres

Simón Pabón

Mauricio Iguarán​​.

As observers for the Armed Forces:

Brig.

Gen. William Oswaldo Rincón Zambrano

Maj. Gen. Hugo Alejandro López Barreto​​.

Guarantor countries (As witnesses and depositaries):

Laura Berdine Santos Delamonica, Federative Republic of Brazil

Eugenio Martínez Enríquez, Republic of Cuba

Peder Østebø, Kingdom of Norway

Patricia Esquenazi Marín, Republic of Chile

Roberto de León Huerta, United Mexican States

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

Permanent accompanying partners:

Angela Bargellini, Delegate of the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Colombia

Msgr.

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