Colombian President Santos collects his Peace Nobel

December 10, 2016 18:44

Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos, who won the 2016 Nobel Peace Prize for his resolute efforts to bring the country's more than 50-year-long civil war to an end -- a war that has cost the lives of at least 220,000 Colombians -- accepted his award at Oslo, Norway on Saturday.

In his acceptance speech he said:

"I must confess to you that this news came as if it were a gift from heaven. At a time when our ship felt adrift, the Nobel Prize was the tailwind that helped us to reach our destination: the port of peace!

"Thank you; thank you very much for this vote of confidence and faith in the future of my country.

"Today, distinguished members of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, I come to tell you and, through you, the international community that we achieved our goal. We reached our port.

"Today, we have a new agreement for ending the armed conflict with the FARC, which incorporates the majority of the proposals we received.

"This new agreement was signed two weeks ago, and it was endorsed last week by our Congress, by an overwhelming majority, so that it can be incorporated into our laws. The long-awaited process of implementation has begun, with the invaluable support of the United Nations."

Read his full acceptance speech HERE

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