A Chinese envoy to the United Nations on Monday welcomed the expected signing of a peace agreement between the Colombian government and rebels, which will end a civil war that lasted for half a century.
"The Colombian government and FARC (the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) are expected to sign a peace agreement, which signifies the end of the civil war that lasted for half a century, said Liu Jieyi, China's permanent representative to the UN, after the Security Council adopted a resolution on Colombia.
China extends its congratulations in this regard and commends the efforts by the Colombian government and relevant parties to advance the dialogue for peace, he said.
China hopes that the unanimous adoption of the resolution will push for the early signing and the full implementation of the final peace agreement by all relevant parties in Colombia, he said.
"We support the United Nations on the basis of respect for Colombia's sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity in the accordance of the needs of the Colombian government," he said.
The UN Security Council on Monday adopted a resolution to establish a mission to monitor the ongoing peace process in Colombia which aims to end the 50-year-long conflict between the government and FARC guerrillas.
The Colombian government has held several rounds of peace talks with the FARC since November 2012. So far, the two sides have reached consensus on land and rural development, political participation for former rebels, combating drugs and narcotics trafficking, and reparations for victims of the conflict.
The remaining topic is the final accord on the end of the conflict, which both sides are committed to reaching by March 23.
