Juan Manuel Santos dedicates Nobel Peace Prize to Colombians, past and present

 

 

Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has dedicated his 2016 Nobel Peace Prize to the victims of, and those who have lived through, the 52-year conflict with FARC rebels.

 

He won the award for his efforts to end the country’s civil war, which resulted in the signing of a peace accord.

 

“Colombian people, this prize is yours. It’s for the victims and it’s meant to prevent further victims, even if it’s just one more. Because we have to reconcile and unite to bring this process to completion and to start building a stable and long-lasting peace,” Santos said.

 

The Nobel committee said it hoped the prize would ‘give him strength to succeed in this difficult task.’

 

“The award should also be seen as a tribute to the Colombian people who, despite great hardships and abuses, have not given up hope of a just peace. And to all the parties who have contributed to this peace process.”

 

The win came as a surprise to some. The peace deal Santos negotiated with the FARC rebels collapsed earlier this week, following a referendum in which voters narrowly rejected it.

 

Santos has vowed to continue to work towards peace until his final day in office.

 

It was a rare win for South America, which trails Europe, Asia, Africa and North America.

 

 

-- © Copyright Euronews 2016-10-08

The Colombian people did not agree as they defeated the peace deal in a referendum just a couple days back. Another fine example of world powers acting before engaging their brain.

The Colombian people did not agree as they defeated the peace deal in a referendum just a couple days back. Another fine example of world powers acting before engaging their brain.

Sadly the Nobel peace prize has become a farce. It follows a narrative of wishful thinking so often in direct contradiction of reality.


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Well it was a step up from giving one to Obama or Arafat. Arafat for making terrorism more organized and Obama because... Oh yeah because he was going to do something  really awesome probably. Now he will just be remembered as the second last president of the US, before America imploded.

On October 8, 2016 at 7:45 AM, khwaibah said:

The Colombian people did not agree as they defeated the peace deal in a referendum just a couple days back. Another fine example of world powers acting before engaging their brain.

Maybe he thought he should say it before his car explodes with him in it.