January 4, 2016 Samuel George

4 Redlines for a Sustainable and Credible Peace in Colombia

In the midst of negotiations between the administration of Colombian President Santos and FARC, GED’s Samuel George sat down with opposition Senator Ivan Duque to discuss his ideas on producing a credible and sustainable peace.

“I disagree with the idea that Colombia has a civil war,” Duque noted “This is not brother against brother. What we have is a criminal organization that has been producing damage to all of the civilians in the country.”

Watch the full interview in which Duque discusses the 4 criteria he believes are necessary to achieve a credible peace that can be presented to both the Columbian people and the international community and the position of strength of the Colombian government in the negotiations.

Watch the full interview below.