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An agreement between the Colombian government and the Farc rebel group, ending more than 50 years of conflict, was rejected by Colombians in a vote in October. Shortly afterwards, it was announced that President Juan Manuel Santos would be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Speaking to HARDtalk in Oslo on …

Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has dedicated his Nobel Peace Prize to victims of the conflict with Farc rebels, asking them to stand at a ceremony in the Norwegian capital, Oslo.

Image copyright AP Image caption “From my own experience… it is much harder to make peace than to wage war,” Santos said The President of Colombia, Juan Manuel Santos, has used his Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech to call for the world to “rethink” the war on drugs. He said …