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                 Biden Praises Colombian Peace Talks with FARC

   U.S. Vice President Joe Biden is praising developments in peace
   negotiations between Colombia`s government and FARC rebels.
   Biden made the comments during a visit Monday to Bogota, Colombia, in
   which he met with President Juan Manuel Santos. He said the United
   States supports President Santos` efforts to reach a historic peace
   with the rebels.
   "Just as we supported Colombian leaders in the battlefield we fully
   support you at the negotiating table, Mr. President. We understand that
   some real progress appears to have been made yesterday on the agrarian
   front. We applaud every advance, every advance that get Colombians
   closer to the peace they so richly deserve and we look forward to the
   day when Colombia can fully enjoy a genuine peace dividend."
   Columbia`s government and FARC rebels announced Sunday that they
   reached an agreement on land reform, after more than six months of
   peace talks taking place in Cuba. Land reform is one of the most
   contentious issues in the talks on ending five decades of conflict.
   President Santos said he hopes negotiators will be able to reach a
   larger deal.
   "If we can successfully finalize the five points that are in this
   accord it would be a big finish to something that started almost 13
   years ago."
   The FARC has been fighting the Colombian government since the 1960s. It
   is the longest-running insurgency in Latin America.
   Biden`s trip to Latin American and the Caribbean also will take him to
   Trinidad and Tobago and Brazil.
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