Deputy Commander of Colombia’s armed forces will lead ceasefire talks

The deputy commander of Colombia’s Armed Forces will head a military commission in charge with negotiating a bilateral ceasefire with the FARC. General Javier Florez will lead the commission of military personnel meeting first with FARC in Cuba on Friday. Florez is in addition to three colonels and one admiral the government announced Wednesday would be a part of the sub-committee discussing a ceasefire and the FARC’s transition back into civilian life. The other names of the sub-committee will be announced in the coming hours. ‘This military sub-committee will have the task of dealing with issues such as the guerrillas surrender of the weapons and demobilization,’ said Colombian Senator Mauricio Lizcano, quoted in El Espectador. The sub-committee will work in parallel with the government and the FARC’s negotiation team currently discussing reparation of the victims of the conflict, according to Colombia Reports.