Juan Manuel Santos arrived in Cuba on Sunday and was received by Cuban Deputy Foreign Minister, Rogelio Sierra, at the Jose Marti International Airport

The discussions seek to contribute to bringing the over 50-year-long armed conflict in the South American country to an end

Photos posted on Twitter by the air force showed neighborhood streets filled with mud and damaged houses

On November 24, President Juan Manuel Santos and the leader of that movement, Timoleón Jiménez, signed the definitive agreement to end the fighting and hostilities

The process would have been finished by the end of this year, but delays in getting the zones ready forced to change the schedule

Pope Francis met Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos and former president Alvaro Uribe, who have been distanced due to disagreements over the peace process with FARC-EP, according to Colombian news reports

Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos condemned the violent escalation of community leaders and human rights defenders and announced that the Government will proceed forcefully against such crimes

The new agreement represents a step forward in the long running peace process, replacing the document which was voted down by a small margin in an October 2 plebiscite

The UN political mission began this Monday the verification of the bilateral cease-fire decreed by the Colombian government and the insurgent FARC-EP in August, a result of the peace agreements between the two sides

The first peace talks between the Colombian government and the National Liberation Army (ELN) started today in Quito, Ecuador. The plan established for the initial phase involves talks that will run for 45 days