At a ceremony in Havana attended by the UN secretary general, Ban Ki-moon, President Juan Manuel Santos and Farc chief Timolen “Timochenko” Jimenez listened on Thursday to the reading of a deal laying out how 7,000 rebel fighters will demobilize.
Although a final peace dealalso will require approval in a referendum, the formal cessation of hostilities between the two main combatants and the Farc’s acceptance of disarmament are key steps towards resolving a low-intensity war that has caused more than 250,000 deaths and the displacement of more than 6 million people.
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