Colombian voters rejected a peace deal with communist FARC rebels Sunday, near-complete referendum results indicated, blasting away what the government hoped would be a historic end to a 52-year conflict. / AFP PHOTO /
HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) — Colombia’s FARC rebels vowed Sunday they were committed to continuing peace efforts despite voters having rejected an accord between the force and the government to end their half-century conflict.
The FARC maintains “its willingness to use dialogue as the only weapon for building the future,” the group’s leader Timoleon Jimenez said in a speech in Havana, Cuba, where the accord was negotiated.
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