Some of them spoke over the course of the day, but not as part of the signing ceremony itself, which many consider a missed opportunity.
“In the name of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia I offer my apologies to all the victims of the conflict,” said FARC leader Rodrigo Londoño, better known by his nom de guerre of Timochenko, at the end of his lengthy speech to the dozen or so heads of state and foreign ministers, along with some 2,500 other guests, gathered in the Caribbean resort city of Cartagena de Indias.
Pastrana and Uribe’s call to the international community to boycott the event was largely ignored.
That said, the Colombian government was disappointed that Spain sent only its foreign minister and former monarch Juan Carlos to the signing ceremony, according to diplomatic sources.
The opinion polls suggest a majority of Colombians will vote Yes, despite a campaign aimed at discrediting the peace deal as a sell-out to the guerrillas.
Fuente: http://elpais.com/elpais/2016/09/27/inenglish/1474964403_006938.html
