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Bogota (Agenzia Fides) – On September 15, at the headquarters of the Colombian Bishops' Conference, the National Conciliation Commission (CCN) met with representatives from several political parties, who have shown interest in supporting a proposal for a National Accord for Peace and Reconciliation.
This is the eighth meeting that the CCN has held since last February with different sectors of society, in an effort to find a means out of the conflict that is plaguing the nation. As occurred with the representatives of the economic corporations of the country (see Fides 27/2/2009), those present at the meeting said they were in agreement on the “need to face problems such as corruption, working in favor of peace, and defending the constitutional social state.”
Among those who participated in the encounter were: Benjamin Higuita, Secretary General of the Colombian Conservative Party; Carlos Alberto Baena López, President of the MIRA Movement; Carlos Bula Camacho, Secretary of the Democratic-Alternative Coalition.
The National Conciliation Commission (CCN) was begun on August 4, 1995 by the then President of the Colombian Bishops' Conference, with the aim of finding political solutions to the Colombian armed conflict, accompanying the efforts for peace in the nation, create and promote opportunities for meetings among the national government, the rebel movements, and the self-defense groups. The representatives of the various sectors of national life form a part of the Commission. (GT) (Agenzia Fides 17/9/2009)
