The representatives
locals told Blu Radio that the fact that there is already a commitment from the Comuneros del Sur front cannot be ignored to advance humanitarian demining and demanded that the other illegal armed groups show signs that they do want total peace for the region.
For the mayors of the municipalities of Nariño, where the guerrilla of the THE N
the national government must prioritize the need to safeguard the lives of communities. Therefore, they asked to maintain regional peace dialogues, despite the uncertainty about the continuity or not of the negotiation with this illegal armed group.
The local leaders told Blu Radio that the fact that there is already a commitment from the Comuneros del Sur front cannot be ignored to carry out humanitarian demining in four municipalities in the southwest of the department. And they demanded that the other illegal armed groups show gestures that they do want total peace for the region.
For the mayors, the community’s participation after the call from Governor Luis Alfonso Escobar was positive. Therefore, they stressed that it is not possible now, due to internal problems of the ELN, to ignore the clamor of the civilian population who want to return to their territories without any fear.
Fabián Guerrero, mayor of the municipality of La Cruz, in the north of Nariño, stated that, although there are great uncertainties, “It is clear that peace dialogues are not held from Bogotá but from the regions.” Thus, he asked all actors in the armed conflict to respect life and human rights.
“But above all, the regional peace dialogues to which we are betting because we know that they are the mechanism to lead us to peace.” peace
and that these approaches can continue to be carried out with all the understanding that can be achieved,” he stated.
Meanwhile, the president of the municipality of Linares, Iván Zambrano, assured that regional dialogues are the best way to transform the territory. “It is a challenge that they are willing to continue taking on together with the governor of Nariño, because the community feels that these dialogues must continue; “It is not so much the desire of a mayor but of a town that is already tired of crying and burying the dead and seeing widows and orphans wandering its streets,” he expressed.
Other local rulers, such as Oswaldo Pabón de Buesaco, said that this population in the north of Nariño
maintains its unrestricted support for the search for total peace that Governor Escobar began and warned that if peace is achieved For Nariño it would be a 180 degree change. “We are already tired of war and the national government must support these initiatives to improve productivity in the border region between Colombia and Ecuador,” he said.
