more of ceremony<br /><br />A momentous day in Colombia as President Juan Manuel Santos shared a stage with FARC leader Rodrigo Londoño “Timochenko” to mark the end of the UN monitored disarmament process and draw a line under 52-years of civil conflict. <br /><br />00.19<br />Colombian president Juan Manuel Santos:<br /><br />Today, June 27 will be a very special day for the majority of Colombians, a day never to forget, a day when weapns became words.’‘ <br /><br />00.41<br /><br />FARC will continue to exist, but will act as a political party and operate withing the leagl framework overseen by the state. <br /><br />00.51<br />FARC guerilla leader Rodrigo Londoño “Timochenko”:<br /><br />“Adiós a las armas, adiós a la guerra, bienvenida la paz”<br /><br />“Au-revoir aux armes, au-revoir à la guerre, bienvenue la paix”<br /><br />“Goodbye weapons, goodbye war, welcome peace. <br /><br />00.58<br /><br />Some 7,132 weapons have been handed over to the UN and will be melted down to produce memorial artwork. <br /><br />01.18<br /><br />end<br />
