哥倫比亞國會批准政府與反政府武裝簽署的和平協議

Colombia's Congress on Wednesday approved a peace deal between the government and the rebel group known as FARC to end more than 50 years of war.

The lower house voted 130-0 in favor of the agreement, a day after members of the Senate backed it by a margin of 75-0.

Members of former President Alvaro Uribe's party walked out in protest in both chambers. He has criticized the peace deal as being too lenient on FARC members, particularly the group's leadership, as well as the sole authority given to lawmakers to approve this version instead of putting approval to a national referendum.

A previous version failed a referendum last month, prompting more than 50 changes to the document.

Congressional approval sets off a six-month process during which the more than 7,000 FARC rebels will hand over their weapons.

"Tomorrow a new era begins," said President Juan Manuel Santos, who won the Nobel Peace Prize last month for his efforts to negotiate the truce. Peace negotiations have stretched on for four years in the effort to end the conflict that has killed more than 220,000 people and displaced millions.哥倫比亞國會星期三批准了政府與反政府武裝組織－哥倫比亞革命武裝力量的和平協議，結束長達50多年的武裝衝突。

哥倫比亞國會衆議院星期三以130票贊成零票反對通過協議，而參議院星期二就以75比零票通過。

前總統烏里韋領導的政黨成員在參、衆兩院的投票中都中途退場以示抗議。烏里韋批評和平協議對哥倫比亞革命武裝力量成員，特別是領導層過於寬大，而且協議只需國會通過，不用再進行全民公決。

此前一版的和平協議在上個月哥倫比亞全民公決中被否決，導致政府與反政府力量重新談判，進行了50多項改動。協議得到國會批准後，7千多名哥倫比亞革命武裝力量成員將在隨後的六個月裏交出武器。

哥倫比亞總統桑托斯說：“明天將開始一個新時代。”桑托斯上個月由於推動和平協議的努力而獲得了諾貝爾和平獎。雙方爲結束這場導致22萬多人喪生，數百萬人流離失所的武裝衝突進行了長達四年的和平談判。