Rodrigo Londono breaks down in tears in interview after 7-year peace deal: video

Today, Friday, November 24, marks seven years since the signing of the peace agreement between the government and the displaced. FARCAfter four years of negotiations Havana Cuba).

In commemoration of this date, Yamit Amat was interviewed by Rodrigo Londono, the leader of the Communes party and the last commander of that mobilized body. Principal &in which he was moved and He even cried while talking about his classmates’ children.

During the interview, London He first described how the peace process was progressing in compliance with the agreements and the process they were going through in terms of reintegration.

Here, in the past seven years, 406 peace signatories have been killed, he explained, “to remain steadfast in peace and pay tribute to all those who fell on the way.”

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In fact, it meets the arrears issued by the Enforcement Directorate and the Commission for Monitoring and Verification (CSIVI) till November 17 this year.Teatro Colón in Bogotá today.

‘Our lives are there’

At the memorial event, a group of children appeared before the public and sang a song celebrating life.. The emotional moment was highlighted by Yamit Amat, who shared that it was very moving.

Faced with this, Londono explained that they were children and young people, children of former members of the FARC, who had reunited and participated in precisely this celebration.

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Then a closeup showed Leader of the Commons Party, He spoke of how important that moment was to him.

“This is one of the best expressions of reintegration and peace building. Every time I meet them in their presentations, my eyes always get wet (…) because it is seeing our children. Our lives are there. What are we fighting for, Yamit,” he said with a broken voice and teary eyes.

“I don’t think I’ll ever see him cry,” Amat replied, then motioned to wipe away his tears. After this, a reflective silence fills the studio until Rodrigo Londono forcefully says, “It’s worth it.”

To this, he responded to the interviewer’s question by saying that he has a four-year-old son, but he is not in a singing group. Colon theater.

“He’s not here because he’s not in Bogota. He lives out of town,” she explained. However, he insisted that he considered himself a “godfather” to the minors who appeared, which is why he broke down in tears.

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