:quality(85)//cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/infobae/JOINVJPI2VD35H6QUD7BYDBRVI.jpg "The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces reaffirmed his commitment to total peace: \"We will not stop fulfilling our constitutional mission\" 1")
The commander of the military forces, Helder Giraldo, is committed to the total peace proposed by the national governmentheaded by President Gustavo Petro.
The Ministry of Defense clarified that there was still no negotiation table with the dissidents of the FARC
Minister Iván Velásquez assured that it is inadmissible that the ceasefire is understood as a license for illegal groups to continue carrying out criminal activities
This was demonstrated by recent statements, in which he raised the subject. Commander Giraldo assured that the institutions that make up the Colombian Military Forces are committed to this purpose.
The statements were made amid a press conference during which they discussed recent acts of violence against law enforcement. The Minister of Defense, Iván Velásquez Gómez, the Commander of the Military Forces, Helder Giraldo and the Director General of the National Police, General Henry Sanabria took the floor.
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In his speech, the commander of the military forces stressed that despite the public order situation, they will continue to insist on achieving full peace. However, He clarified that this does not mean that he will let his guard down.
“I specify that we will continue to insist as military forces on the policies of the national government, of the Ministry of Defense, to do everything to achieve this mandate of total peace,” Commander Giraldo said.
The man in uniform specified that the institutions of this order will continue to work to counter all acts of violence committed by criminals in the national territory.
Danilo Rueda drew up a balance sheet of “total peace” and assured to have suffered “a wave of obstructions and sabotage”
According to the High Commissioner for Peace, the national pacification policy has made progress in areas such as Buenaventura and other urban areas; He also emphatically stated that “war is big business for a few”
“But also We will continue to persist in thwarting all actions of the violent. We will continue the frontal fight against the enemies of Colombian society,” said the Commander of the Colombian Military Forces, we are not going to stop. “We are not going to stop fulfilling our constitutional mission,” he added.
During his speech, Commander Giraldo took the opportunity to provide some clarifications on the functioning of the bilateral ceasefire.
According to the uniformed officer, although this measure is in force, the institutions that make up the Military Forces continue to advance non-offensive operations to deal with crimes committed by armed groups outside the law.
These actions, according to Giraldo, are aimed at preventing the aforementioned criminal networks from affecting the civilian population, among others.
“Despite the bilateral ceasefire, we are carrying out non-offensive operations against the crimes committed by these structures, there is an immediate reaction from the Military Forces to prevent the intentions of these groups to affect the civilian population and strategic assets. “, said the commander.
Likewise, he assured that in the case of the National Liberation Army (ELN), they will continue to carry out offensive actions.
“We will spare no effort, we will continue offensive actions against the ELN and not offensive to groups that are in bilateral cessation,” he stressed.
Defense Minister Iván Velásquez Gómez spoke about recent acts of violence against law enforcement.
He notably mentioned the ambush against a National Army patrol on the border between Huilla and Cauca, where a soldier died.
According to the portfolio manager, apparently some structures that operate in the west of the country They are not respecting the ceasefire agreement.
“Based on the facts, as they presented especially structures that commit crimes in the western part of the country, it seems that there was no real unity and that these structures acted by themselves without each other. submit to a central command,” the official said.
“Although there are certain expressions in which the commitment to respect the ceasefire is assumed, other structures such as the Dagoberto Ramos or Jaime Martinezthey act against and it will have to be the central staff, which clearly defines or ensures that the instructions given are effective and respected,” the minister stressed.