Thursday, 26 January 2017

French President Hollande Visits Colombia Rebels

CHANNELS TV
French President François Hollande has met leaders of the south American nation’s largest rebel movement, the Farc, at a rural camp in the west of the country.
This is in a further show of support for Colombia’s peace deal, Mr Hollande – accompanied by Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos – offered help with the-mining programmes and the search for missing people.
France has contributed around 20% of the EU’s funding to support Colombia’s peace process.
Colombia signed a peace accord last November to end decades of conflict.
President Hollande is the first French Head of State to visit Colombia in almost 30 years.
He expressed his support for the peace deal, calling it a model to resolve conflicts around the world.

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