Petro proposes to Pope Francis a round of negotiations with the ELN in the Vatican

The Colombian president, Gustavo Pedroproposed today Pope Francis the celebration in Vatican of a round of negotiations with the National Liberation Army (THEN).

“We can do a round here (in the Vatican), let’s talk to him THEN. Well, it seems that we can take an even deeper step towards abandoning violence with a scenario like this, it would seem very suggestive for the whole of society.“He explained Petro to the media upon leaving the meeting with the pope.

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And he added that “The Pope agrees that we must take deeper steps in Peace Agreements”.

Petro said that “The Catholic Church has been a great support Colombia for all peace processes and it is at this moment in relation to the peace process with the THEN”so now the Vatican “It could be the setting for a round of negotiations.”

“I would be very interested in the next (round) or the one that can be established with the THEN can be discovered here for many reasons that have to do with history“, highlighted the president in the Plaza de Saint Peter.

During the conversation with the Pope, the Catholic movement of Community of Sant’Egidio “with great experience in peace processes in Central America, in Africa and also in Colombia” and that the Colombian president visited the previous day, but did not reveal whether they would be part of this negotiation.

In addition to the peace negotiations, Petro highlighted that they also addressed the climate crisis and gave the example of some Pacific islands. “who are sinking now” It is “their populations must be evacuated practically urgently”; They also talked about Nicaragua.

He highlighted his coincidence with the Pope “even from a political point of view and not just a religious one”, Well, yours “the encyclicals are inspiring, such as ‘Laudato si’ on the protection of nature, and also ‘Fratelli Tutti‘”.

The latter “practically proposes how we defend in Colombia the exit of a regime that we call neoliberal, which weakened States, which then handed over societies to mafia control around the world South America and it filled South America of social inequality”.

Referring to Nicaragua and the conflict over water, Petro explained that ““it should start with a conversation between the presidents to ensure that artisanal fishing is not affected” and then talk about other issues and indicated that he would also like “that in Nicaragua a normalization of the religious activity”.

The president of Colombia also referred to his complaint about the silence of prosecutor Francisco Barbosa due to the harassment of his daughter, Antonella Petroduring vacation in Florida and ensured that “These are already repetitive and systematic crimes” It is “It’s not a Isolated incidentas it could have been understood before.”

“The harassment is repetitive when my daughter is on the street or anywhere and this is a crime; and if it is a crime, then jurisdiction lies with the prosecutor.”he added.

Source: Elcomercio

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