In Any Symmetrical War In Today's World,

You Can't Settle A 50-year Conflict In 52 Weeks.

Right Here, In This Same Headquarters, 52 Years Ago, The Convention That Gave The Birth Certificate To The War On Drugs Was Approved.

My Generation Has Not Seen One Single Day Of Peace, And My Dream Is For My Children And The Children Of All Colombians To Have The Change To See It. I Hope The Guerrilla Understands That The Time Has Come To Leave This 50-year Confrontation Behind; That The Time Has Come To Change From Bullets To Votes, From Weapons To Argumentations; That The Time Has Come For Them To Continue Their Struggle, But Within Democracy.

A Perfect Peace Is Not Possible; It Doesn't Exist.

For Decades, Colombia Has Been Accused Of Being The World's Principal Provider Of Cocaine. If This Comes To An End, It Would Be A Dramatic Change For Our Country - Which Has Been Suffering More Than Any Other From The Consequences Of Drug-trafficking.