Remarks by the High Representative / Vice President Federica Mogherini and President of Colombia, Juan Manuel Santos, following the signature of the EU Trust Fund for Peace in Colombia

ON the 12 December 2016, in Brusselles, Frederica Mogherini did remarks following the signature of the EU Trust Fund for Peace in Colombia

In her speech Frederica Mogherini reminded that it is essential, for the European Union, to turn our political support to this peace process that we had since the very beginning of it to the concrete support of the implementation of the peace agreement.

So the Trust Fund allowed the European Union and the Member States to accompany projects, first of all, focusing on rural areas for the concrete peace dividends to accompany projects to reach the people starting from women and children and maked sure that reconciliation and the peace brings positive results for the everyday life of each and every Colombian.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background Information: EU-Colombia relations http://www.europeansources.info/record/eu-colombia-relations/

European Commission: DG Communication: PRESS RELEASE: IP/16/4292, 12.12.16: European Union offers unprecedented support to peace implementation in Colombia with almost €600 million http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-16-4292_en.htm

European Commission: DG Communication: MEMO/16/4294, 12.12.16: European Commission - PRESS RELEASES - Press release - European Union's peace building support of almost €600 Million for Colombia http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-16-4294_en.htm

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