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Colombia peace deal: Government and Farc reach new agreement

13 November 2016 04:18 (UTC +04:00)

Baku-APA. The Colombian government and the Farc rebel group have announced a new peace agreement, six weeks after the original deal was rejected in a popular vote, APA reports quoting BBC.

Alvaro Uribe, a former president who led the "no" campaign, was involved in this round of negotiations intended to end 52 years of civil war.

The initial deal had been deemed to be too favourable the left-wing rebels.

The new agreement will have to be approved by parliament, rather than being put directly to voters.

"We have reached a new final agreement to end the armed conflict, which incorporates changes, clarifications and some new contributions from various social groups," the two sides said in a statement.

It was read by diplomats from Cuba and Norway, the mediating countries, in the Cuban capital, Havana.