El proceso de Participación de la Sociedad en la Construcción de la Paz (Primer Acuerdo de Cuba)
- Country/entity
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Colombia
- Region
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Americas
- Agreement name
- El proceso de Participación de la Sociedad en la Construcción de la Paz (Primer Acuerdo de Cuba)
- Date
- 9 Jun 2023
- Agreement status
- Multiparty signed/agreed
- Interim arrangement
- Yes
- Agreement/conflict level
- Intrastate/intrastate conflict
- Stage
- Framework/substantive - partial
- Conflict nature
- Government
- Peace process
- Colombia VI - Government-ELN post-2015 process
- Parties
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Delegation of the Government of the Republic of Colombia:
José Otty Patiño Hormaza, Head of delegation
Iván Danilo Rueda Rodríguez, High Commissioner for Peace
Iván Cepeda Castro
Dayana Paola Urzola Domicó
Rodrigo Botero García
Nigeria Rentería Lozano
Álvaro Matallana Eslava
José Félix Lafaurie Rivera
Orlando Romero Reyes
Rosmery Quintero Castro
Horacio Guerrero García
Adelaida Jiménez Cortés
Carlos Alfonso Rosero
Olga Lilia Silva López
María José Pizarro Rodríguez.
Delegation of the Ejército de Liberación Nacional – ELN:
Pablo Beltrán, Head of delegation
Aureliano Carbonell
Bernardo Téllez
Manuel Gustavo Martínez
María Consuelo Tapias
Isabel Torres
Tomás García Laviana
Simón Pabón
Mauricio Iguarán. - Third parties
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As observer of the armed forces:
Maj. Gen. Hugo Alejandro López Barreto.
As witnesses and depositaries (Guarantor countries):
Glivânia Maria de Oliveira, Federative Republic of Brazil
Eugenio Martínez Enríquez, Republic of Cuba
Jon Otto Brødholt, Kingdom of Norway
Raúl Vergara Meneses, Republic of Chile
Claudia Helietta González Hernández, United Mexican States
Gen. Carlos Martínez Mendoza, Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.
Permanent accompanying partners:
Carlos G. Ruiz Massieu, Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General
Msgr. Héctor Fabio Henao Gaviria, Delegate for Church-State Relations, Episcopal Conference of Colombia. - Description
- This document is an agreement between the Government of the Republic of Colombia and the Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN) that outlines the framework for societal participation in Colombia's peacebuilding process. Signed on 9 June 2023 in Havana, Cuba, it emphasizes active, inclusive, and deliberative participation across societal sectors to foster a comprehensive peace agenda. The agreement establishes a National Committee on Participation to design and implement the participation model, with a focus on creating a broad national consensus for addressing the country's conflicts.
- Agreement document
- CO_230609_Process of participation of society in peacebuilding (First Cuba Agreement).pdf (opens in new tab) | Download PDF
- Agreement document (original language)
- CO_230609_El proceso de Participación de la Sociedad en la Construcción de la Paz (Primer Acuerdo de Cuba).pdf (opens in new tab)
Groups
- Children/youth
- Groups→Children/youth→Substantive2. Nature of the participation...The active and binding participation of society shall include other differentiated approaches and perspectives to ensure that the voices and proposals of children, adolescents, young people, older persons, peasants and persons with disabilities are heard.
- Disabled persons
- Groups→Disabled persons→Substantive2. Nature of the participation...The active and binding participation of society shall include other differentiated approaches and perspectives to ensure that the voices and proposals of children, adolescents, young people, older persons, peasants and persons with disabilities are heard.
- Elderly/age
- Groups→Elderly/age→Substantive2. Nature of the participation...The active and binding participation of society shall include other differentiated approaches and perspectives to ensure that the voices and proposals of children, adolescents, young people, older persons, peasants and persons with disabilities are heard.
- Migrant workers
No specific mention.
- Racial/ethnic/national group
- Groups→Racial/ethnic/national group→Rhetorical3. Differentiated approaches...3.2. Ethnic approachIt is imperative to reaffirm that ensuring the right to peace requires recognizing ethnic and cultural diversity, that is, protecting ethnic peoples and their territories and life systems, and including the voices and proposals of indigenous, black, Afro-Colombian, Raizal, Palenquero and Romani peoples.Groups→Racial/ethnic/national group→Substantive6. National Committee on Participation...6.1. Composition...It shall consist of 80 members of the 30 social movements, ethnic peoples, organizations, trade associations and institutions listed in annex 1 to the present agreement.The movements, ethnic peoples, social organizations, trade associations and institutions shall observe the criteria outlined by the peace talks panel in annex 2, which forms an integral part of the present agreement.6.2. Mandate, headquarters and funding...8. Operation of the National Committee on ParticipationThe peace talks panel and the Committee shall interact with the various groups, ethnic peoples and social organizations to gather their ideas for the design of participation in relation to the following:– Their experiences of participation and the construction of effective and meaningful participation.– The following thematic areas, addressed from a democratic perspective:the political system, the economic model and the environmental situation, as provided in the Mexico Agreement.– The methodologies to implement the phases of the participation process.– Their proposals to create a broad national agreement and a social and political alliance as a result of this participation process.
- Religious groups
No specific mention.
- Indigenous people
- Groups→Indigenous people→Rhetorical3. Differentiated approaches...3.2. Ethnic approachIt is imperative to reaffirm that ensuring the right to peace requires recognizing ethnic and cultural diversity, that is, protecting ethnic peoples and their territories and life systems, and including the voices and proposals of indigenous, black, Afro-Colombian, Raizal, Palenquero and Romani peoples.
- Other groups
No specific mention.
- Refugees/displaced persons
No specific mention.
- Social class
- Groups→Social class→Substantive2. Nature of the participation...The active and binding participation of society shall include other differentiated approaches and perspectives to ensure that the voices and proposals of children, adolescents, young people, older persons, peasants and persons with disabilities are heard.
Gender
- Women, girls and gender
- 3. Differentiated approaches3.1. Gender-sensitive approachThe preamble and section 1 of the Mexico Agreement on participation expressly state that resolving the armed conflict and eradicating violence requires eliciting the commitment and the active and effective participation of historically excluded groups, such as women and the LGBTIQ+ community, who have suffered more severely from the impact of the armed conflict and structural violence.
- Men and boys
No specific mention.
- LGBTI
- Gender→LGBTI→LGBTI (positive)3. Differentiated approaches3.1. Gender-sensitive approachThe preamble and section 1 of the Mexico Agreement on participation expressly state that resolving the armed conflict and eradicating violence requires eliciting the commitment and the active and effective participation of historically excluded groups, such as women and the LGBTIQ+ community, who have suffered more severely from the impact of the armed conflict and structural violence.
- Family
No specific mention.
State definition
- Nature of state (general)
- 4. Stages of participation...Building an agenda on democracy and transformationsIn accordance with section 3 of the Mexico Agreement, the goal of this phase shall be to “reach an agreement on policies and a comprehensive plan to bring about transformations by carrying out specific projects at the national and territorial levels, with the participation of society, making viable a peaceful, democratic, sovereign Colombia in which equity and social justice reign and the use of weapons to prevent or spur such transformations is rendered unnecessary”.
- State configuration
No specific mention.
- Self determination
No specific mention.
- Referendum
No specific mention.
- State symbols
No specific mention.
- Independence/secession
No specific mention.
- Accession/unification
No specific mention.
- Border delimitation
No specific mention.
- Cross-border provision
No specific mention.
Governance
- Political institutions (new or reformed)
No specific mention.
- Elections
No specific mention.
- Electoral commission
No specific mention.
- Political parties reform
No specific mention.
- Civil society
- 6. National Committee on Participation...6.1. Composition...It shall consist of 80 members of the 30 social movements, ethnic peoples, organizations, trade associations and institutions listed in annex 1 to the present agreement.The movements, ethnic peoples, social organizations, trade associations and institutions shall observe the criteria outlined by the peace talks panel in annex 2, which forms an integral part of the present agreement.6.2. Mandate, headquarters and funding...8. Operation of the National Committee on ParticipationThe peace talks panel and the Committee shall interact with the various groups, ethnic peoples and social organizations to gather their ideas for the design of participation in relation to the following:– Their experiences of participation and the construction of effective and meaningful participation.– The following thematic areas, addressed from a democratic perspective:the political system, the economic model and the environmental situation, as provided in the Mexico Agreement.– The methodologies to implement the phases of the participation process.– Their proposals to create a broad national agreement and a social and political alliance as a result of this participation process.
- Traditional/religious leaders
No specific mention.
- Public administration
No specific mention.
- Constitution
No specific mention.
Power sharing
- Political power sharing
No specific mention.
- Territorial power sharing
No specific mention.
- Economic power sharing
No specific mention.
- Military power sharing
No specific mention.
Human rights and equality
- Human rights/RoL general
- 4. Stages of participation...Building an agenda on democracy and transformationsIn accordance with section 3 of the Mexico Agreement, the goal of this phase shall be to “reach an agreement on policies and a comprehensive plan to bring about transformations by carrying out specific projects at the national and territorial levels, with the participation of society, making viable a peaceful, democratic, sovereign Colombia in which equity and social justice reign and the use of weapons to prevent or spur such transformations is rendered unnecessary”.
- Bill of rights/similar
No specific mention.
- Treaty incorporation
No specific mention.
- Civil and political rights
No specific mention.
- Socio-economic rights
No specific mention.
Rights related issues
- Citizenship
No specific mention.
- Democracy
- 2. Nature of the participation...Participation is and must be democratic in essence....4. Stages of participation...Building an agenda on democracy and transformationsIn accordance with section 3 of the Mexico Agreement, the goal of this phase shall be to “reach an agreement on policies and a comprehensive plan to bring about transformations by carrying out specific projects at the national and territorial levels, with the participation of society, making viable a peaceful, democratic, sovereign Colombia in which equity and social justice reign and the use of weapons to prevent or spur such transformations is rendered unnecessary”.
- Detention procedures
No specific mention.
- Media and communication
- Rights related issues→Media and communication→Other6.2. Mandate, headquarters and funding...9. Education and communication on the participation process...The panel shall liaise with the media to foster an environment conducive to the peace process and participation.
- Mobility/access
No specific mention.
- Protection measures
No specific mention.
- Other
No specific mention.
Rights institutions
- NHRI
No specific mention.
- Regional or international human rights institutions
No specific mention.
Justice sector reform
- Criminal justice and emergency law
No specific mention.
- State of emergency provisions
No specific mention.
- Judiciary and courts
No specific mention.
- Prisons and detention
No specific mention.
- Traditional Laws
No specific mention.
Socio-economic reconstruction
- Development or socio-economic reconstruction
No specific mention.
- National economic plan
No specific mention.
- Natural resources
No specific mention.
- International funds
- 6. National Committee on Participation...6.2. Mandate, headquarters and funding...Similarly, the funding for the participation design phase shall be arranged with the international community supporting the peace process.
- Business
No specific mention.
- Taxation
No specific mention.
- Banks
No specific mention.
Land, property and environment
- Land reform/rights
No specific mention.
- Pastoralist/nomadism rights
No specific mention.
- Cultural heritage
No specific mention.
- Environment
- 6.2. Mandate, headquarters and funding...8. Operation of the National Committee on Participation...the political system, the economic model and the environmental situation, as provided in the Mexico Agreement.
- Water or riparian rights or access
No specific mention.
Security sector
- Security Guarantees
- 6.2. Mandate, headquarters and funding...10. Security guarantees in participationThe parties to the present agreement are committed to the safety and free access of all persons, communities and groups in the participation process.The State shall ensure special protection for the members of ELN appointed to the Committee during the design phase.
- Ceasefire
No specific mention.
- Police
No specific mention.
- Armed forces
No specific mention.
- DDR
No specific mention.
- Intelligence services
No specific mention.
- Parastatal/rebel and opposition group forces
- 6.2. Mandate, headquarters and funding...10. Security guarantees in participation...The State shall ensure special protection for the members of ELN appointed to the Committee during the design phase.
- Withdrawal of foreign forces
No specific mention.
- Corruption
No specific mention.
- Crime/organised crime
No specific mention.
- Drugs
No specific mention.
- Terrorism
No specific mention.
Transitional justice
- Transitional justice general
No specific mention.
- Amnesty/pardon
No specific mention.
- Courts
No specific mention.
- Mechanism
No specific mention.
- Prisoner release
No specific mention.
- Vetting
No specific mention.
- Victims
No specific mention.
- Missing persons
No specific mention.
- Reparations
No specific mention.
- Reconciliation
No specific mention.
Implementation
- UN signatory
- 6.2. Mandate, headquarters and funding...10. Security guarantees in participation...Permanent accompanying partners:Carlos G. Ruiz Massieu, Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General
- Other international signatory
- 3.2. Ethnic approach...4. Stages of participation...The guarantor countries and permanent accompanying institutions of this peace process shall be present during these stages, supporting and monitoring compliance with the present agreement....6.2. Mandate, headquarters and funding...10. Security guarantees in participation...As witnesses and depositaries (Guarantor countries):Glivânia Maria de Oliveira, Federative Republic of BrazilEugenio Martínez Enríquez, Republic of CubaJon Otto Brødholt, Kingdom of NorwayRaúl Vergara Meneses, Republic of ChileClaudia Helietta González Hernández, United Mexican StatesGen. Carlos Martínez Mendoza, Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.
- Referendum for agreement
No specific mention.
- International mission/force/similar
- 6. National Committee on Participation...6.2. Mandate, headquarters and funding...The headquarters of the National Committee on Participation shall be arranged with the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General and the Episcopal Conference of Colombia....7. Structure of the National Committee on Participation...The parties shall request the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General and the Episcopal Conference of Colombia to provide their assistance for the creation of the technical and logistical teams.
- Enforcement mechanism
- 4. Stages of participation...4.1. Design phase...This process shall be facilitated by a body with a specific mandate, created and coordinated by the peace talks panel....5. Characteristics of the design phase...5.3. Duration of the design phaseThis phase shall last for four to six months starting from the date of the present agreement and with the official public establishment of the body mentioned below.This phase shall conclude with a national meeting to present the results to society.6. National Committee on ParticipationThe present agreement establishes the National Committee on Participation as a special and temporary body attached to the peace talks panel.As stated in the agreements formalizing the process, the peace talks panel is irreplaceable in its crucial role as a negotiator and decision maker based on the principle of bilateralism.The panel shall be part of the National Committee on Participation, leading and ensuring compliance with the mandate established in the Mexico Agreement....6.2. Mandate, headquarters and fundingThe peace talks panel shall:(i) under the present agreement, deliver a clearly defined mandate to the National Committee on Participation;(ii) create the regulations for the operation of the National Committee on Participation;and (iii) consolidate the results of the participation design phase, which should lead to the national participation plan....7. Structure of the National Committee on ParticipationThe peace talks panel shall be the coordinating body of the National Committee on Participation.The panel shall also be tasked with forming the teams required for its operation.The National Committee on Participation shall include four members of the Government’s peace delegation and four members of the ELN delegation.A technical secretariat comprised of two members appointed by each party shall be formed.
- Related cases
No specific mention.
- Source
No specific mention.
Agreement No.
9
Process of participation of society in peacebuilding (First Cuba Agreement)
The Government of the Republic of Colombia and the Ejército de Liberación Nacional – ELN (National Liberation Army) sign the present agreement on the process of participation of society in peacebuilding, as set out in items 1, 2 and 3 of the agenda for peace talks and as part of the democratic validation of this process.
The participation of society in this peace process shall be governed by the Mexico Agreement signed between the Government of Colombia and ELN on 10 March 2023, and the present agreements signed in Havana, Cuba.
1. Goal of the participation of society
To build an agenda of transformations for peace, driven by a social and political alliance that leads to a broad national agreement to resolve the political, social, economic and armed conflict.
In accordance with the Mexico Agreement, “[a]s the core of a shared vision of what peace should be, we, the parties to this process, see the need for a broad national agreement to be reached by an alliance of political, economic and social forces, movements and organizations, the media and different groups and voices of the people.
This alliance should drive the changes needed in Colombian society”.
2. Nature of the participation
The parties to this agreement have established the participation of society as the first item on our agenda, as we believe it is fundamental in order to achieve transformations and lay the foundations for a peace agreement.
Therefore, participation must be active, proactive, inclusive, deliberative, binding and effective, because we understand that the parties should seek to resolve the armed conflict through dialogue in order to transform its causes and remove violence from politics.
The voices of urban and rural communities, peoples and territories must be at the heart of participation.
Comprehensive peace is a collective construction in which, by definition, the participation of society is necessary and indispensable.
The definitive resolution of the political, social and armed conflict through dialogue and negotiation should be based on the ability to implement the transformations Colombia requires.
Participation is and must be democratic in essence.
This peacebuilding process shall be aimed at strengthening and developing democracy in all its forms while actively involving society as a whole in the decisions that affect it.
The active and binding participation of society shall include other differentiated approaches and perspectives to ensure that the voices and proposals of children, adolescents, young people, older persons, peasants and persons with disabilities are heard.
3. Differentiated approaches
3.1. Gender-sensitive approach
The preamble and section 1 of the Mexico Agreement on participation expressly state that resolving the armed conflict and eradicating violence requires eliciting the commitment and the active and effective participation of historically excluded groups, such as women and the LGBTIQ+ community, who have suffered more severely from the impact of the armed conflict and structural violence.
3.2. Ethnic approach
It is imperative to reaffirm that ensuring the right to peace requires recognizing ethnic and cultural diversity, that is, protecting ethnic peoples and their territories and life systems, and including the voices and proposals of indigenous, black, Afro-Colombian, Raizal, Palenquero and Romani peoples.
4. Stages of participation
The participation process covers the first three sections of the Mexico Agreement.
It shall run until May 2025, when the results of sections 1, 2 and 3 of the Mexico Agreement will be determined and the corresponding agreements shall be signed.
The guarantor countries and permanent accompanying institutions of this peace process shall be present during these stages, supporting and monitoring compliance with the present agreement.
4.1. Design phase
In developing the general process of item 1 of the agenda, the parties agreed to carry out a first phase to design how society will participate in the process.
This process shall be facilitated by a body with a specific mandate, created and coordinated by the peace talks panel.
The first phase shall mark the beginning of the process of participation of society, specifying the criteria and scope to guarantee its central role in developing the issues agreed upon, and defining the methodology and scenarios for participation through a national, deliberative and proactive exercise.
4.2. Diagnosis and dialogue on democracy for peace
The goal of this phase shall be to “promote a dialogue among the various social actors convened, and to identify and examine the main causes of the political, social, environmental and armed conflict, in order to formulate comprehensive solutions” (section 2, Mexico Agreement).
This process shall also consider State diagnoses and reports, social studies, the agreements signed between social movements and the State, and academic research on the issues included in the objectives.
4.3. Phase three:
Building an agenda on democracy and transformations
In accordance with section 3 of the Mexico Agreement, the goal of this phase shall be to “reach an agreement on policies and a comprehensive plan to bring about transformations by carrying out specific projects at the national and territorial levels, with the participation of society, making viable a peaceful, democratic, sovereign Colombia in which equity and social justice reign and the use of weapons to prevent or spur such transformations is rendered unnecessary”.
4.4. Systematize results
At the end of each phase and at the end of the participation process, the peace talks panel shall validate the process of systematization of the reports.
The results shall be included in the implementation plan for the peace agreements with ELN (section 6 of the Mexico Agreement).
5. Characteristics of the design phase
5.1. General objective
Based on society’s contributions, the body created under the present agreement shall design a participation model, make recommendations, prepare the national participation plan and deliver it to the peace talks panel.
5.2. Specific objectives
– Present a conceptual, operational and logistical plan to promote and facilitate the involvement of society in the design of the participation process.
– Promote and develop spaces for dialogue with a differential approach, in which the various components of society can present their proposals to design the participation method.
– Systematize the proposals of the social groups convened.
– Contribute to the creation of the national agreement.
5.3. Duration of the design phase
This phase shall last for four to six months starting from the date of the present agreement and with the official public establishment of the body mentioned below.
This phase shall conclude with a national meeting to present the results to society.
6. National Committee on Participation
The present agreement establishes the National Committee on Participation as a special and temporary body attached to the peace talks panel.
As stated in the agreements formalizing the process, the peace talks panel is irreplaceable in its crucial role as a negotiator and decision maker based on the principle of bilateralism.
The panel shall be part of the National Committee on Participation, leading and ensuring compliance with the mandate established in the Mexico Agreement.
6.1. Composition
The National Committee on Participation shall be broad and inclusive of Colombian society.
It shall consist of 80 members of the 30 social movements, ethnic peoples, organizations, trade associations and institutions listed in annex 1 to the present agreement.
The movements, ethnic peoples, social organizations, trade associations and institutions shall observe the criteria outlined by the peace talks panel in annex 2, which forms an integral part of the present agreement.
6.2. Mandate, headquarters and funding
The peace talks panel shall:
(i) under the present agreement, deliver a clearly defined mandate to the National Committee on Participation;
(ii) create the regulations for the operation of the National Committee on Participation;
and (iii) consolidate the results of the participation design phase, which should lead to the national participation plan.
The headquarters of the National Committee on Participation shall be arranged with the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General and the Episcopal Conference of Colombia.
Similarly, the funding for the participation design phase shall be arranged with the international community supporting the peace process.
7. Structure of the National Committee on Participation
The peace talks panel shall be the coordinating body of the National Committee on Participation.
The panel shall also be tasked with forming the teams required for its operation.
The National Committee on Participation shall include four members of the Government’s peace delegation and four members of the ELN delegation.
A technical secretariat comprised of two members appointed by each party shall be formed.
The parties shall request the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General and the Episcopal Conference of Colombia to provide their assistance for the creation of the technical and logistical teams.
8. Operation of the National Committee on Participation
The peace talks panel and the Committee shall interact with the various groups, ethnic peoples and social organizations to gather their ideas for the design of participation in relation to the following:
– Their experiences of participation and the construction of effective and meaningful participation.
– The following thematic areas, addressed from a democratic perspective:
the political system, the economic model and the environmental situation, as provided in the Mexico Agreement.
– The methodologies to implement the phases of the participation process.
– Their proposals to create a broad national agreement and a social and political alliance as a result of this participation process.
With these objectives in mind, eight territorial meetings shall be held.
At the same time, the national sectors shall be convened to discuss and propose the design of the participation.
The Committee shall also support and participate in the meetings of national sectors and trade associations as part of the design phase.
Furthermore, the Committee shall contribute to summarizing the results of the exercise.
Under the guidance of the peace talks panel, the creation of bodies that promote and foster the participation of society in this process shall be encouraged.
The Committee shall establish a rapporteurs and systematization team, which shall operate under its leadership and shall carry out this work in the regional and national meetings.
Where possible, the design phase sessions shall be face-to-face.
Otherwise, they may be carried out through digital means.
9. Education and communication on the participation process
The peace talks panel shall be the official spokesperson of the Committee.
The panel members on the Committee shall guide the communication and educational work to encourage society to participate in the design phase.
The panel shall liaise with the media to foster an environment conducive to the peace process and participation.
10. Security guarantees in participation
The parties to the present agreement are committed to the safety and free access of all persons, communities and groups in the participation process.
The State shall ensure special protection for the members of ELN appointed to the Committee during the design phase.
The ceasefire and participation agreements shall be carried out in a coordinated manner by the parties.
Havana, Republic of Cuba, 9 June 2023.
Delegation of the Government of the Republic of Colombia:
José Otty Patiño Hormaza, Head of delegation
Iván Danilo Rueda Rodríguez, High Commissioner for Peace
Iván Cepeda Castro
Dayana Paola Urzola Domicó
Rodrigo Botero García
Nigeria Rentería Lozano
Álvaro Matallana Eslava
José Félix Lafaurie Rivera
Orlando Romero Reyes
Rosmery Quintero Castro
Horacio Guerrero García
Adelaida Jiménez Cortés
Carlos Alfonso Rosero
Olga Lilia Silva López
María José Pizarro Rodríguez.
Delegation of the Ejército de Liberación Nacional – ELN:
Pablo Beltrán, Head of delegation
Aureliano Carbonell
Bernardo Téllez
Manuel Gustavo Martínez
María Consuelo Tapias
Isabel Torres
Tomás García Laviana
Simón Pabón
Mauricio Iguarán.
As observer of the armed forces:
Maj. Gen. Hugo Alejandro López Barreto.
As witnesses and depositaries (Guarantor countries):
Glivânia Maria de Oliveira, Federative Republic of Brazil
Eugenio Martínez Enríquez, Republic of Cuba
Jon Otto Brødholt, Kingdom of Norway
Raúl Vergara Meneses, Republic of Chile
Claudia Helietta González Hernández, United Mexican States
Gen. Carlos Martínez Mendoza, Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.
Permanent accompanying partners:
Carlos G. Ruiz Massieu, Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General
Msgr.
Héctor Fabio Henao Gaviria, Delegate for Church-State Relations, Episcopal Conference of Colombia.