Colombian peace talks get attention of soccer legend Carlos Valderamma

Colombian peace talks get attention of soccer legend Carlos Valderamma
Colombian peace talks get attention of soccer legend Carlos Valderamma

Colombian peace talks get attention of soccer legend Carlos Valderamma

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Last week the Colombian rebel group FARC announced it would begin a 30 day ceasefire on December 15th. FARC and the Colombian government have been in peace talks since 2012 and have agreed on land reform issues, but have not completed a deal which would end a war that has lasted 50 years. Now, one of Colombia’s greatest soccer legends has agreed to play a match for peace with leaders of the FARC. We take stock of the state of the peace talks with Adam Isacson, a Senior Associate for Regional Security Policy at the Washington Office on Latin America. (Photo: A.P./Juan Bautista Diaz)