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Contact: In Atlanta, Soyia Ellison, soyia.ellison@cartercenter.org
ATLANTA — Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and The Carter Center congratulate President Juan Manuel Santos on receiving the 2016 Nobel Prize for Peace. The peace prize is a testament to the unfaltering commitment of President Santos to bring a 52-year conflict to an end in Colombia. “Generations of Colombians have lived under the shadow of war in their country,” said former U.S. President Jimmy Carter. “The courageous efforts of President Juan Manuel Santos to bring about peace offer hope for a more secure and prosperous future.”
The Center is honored to have worked in support of President Santos and his negotiating team in this effort. The results of Sunday’s plebiscite should not divide the country, but rather serve as an opportunity for Colombians to engage in further dialogue and find a way to make lasting peace a reality.
The Center will continue to support Colombia in its efforts toward reconciliation.
PARA DIFUSIÓN INMEDIATA
7 de octubre de 2016
Contacto: En Atlanta, Soyia Ellison, 1-404-420-5124 o soyia.ellison@cartercenter.org
ATLANTA— El ex presidente de los EE.UU. Jimmy Carter y el Centro Carter felicitan al presidente Juan Manuel Santos por haber sido galardonado Premio Nobel de la Paz 2016. El premio de la paz es un testimonio del compromiso inquebrantable del Presidente Santos para terminar un conflicto de 52 años en Colombia. "Generaciones de colombianos han vivido bajo la sombra de la guerra ", dijo el ex presidente de los EE.UU. Jimmy Carter. "Los valientes esfuerzos del presidente Juan Manuel Santos para lograr la paz ofrecen esperanza para un futuro más seguro y próspero."
El Centro se siente honrado de haber apoyado al Presidente Santos y su equipo negociador en este esfuerzo. Los resultados del plebiscito del domingo no deben dividir al país, sino más bien servir como una oportunidad para que los colombianos participen en el diálogo y encuentren la manera de hacer una paz duradera en una realidad.
El Centro continuará apoyando a Colombia en sus esfuerzos hacia la reconciliación.
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