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Colombian Congress ratifies peace deal with FARC
Colombia`s Congress on Wednesday unanimously approved a peace deal with FARC guerrillas to end more than a half-century of civil war, lawmakers said.
Bogota: Colombia`s Congress on Wednesday unanimously approved a peace deal with FARC guerrillas to end more than a half-century of civil war, lawmakers said.
The House of Representatives voted 130-0 to approve the text adopted a day earlier by the Senate.
President Juan Manuel Santos said the vote provided "landmark backing" for the peace he pushed.