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Bob Menendez: Applied robustly, the peace accord represents an historic opportunity to extend state presence and democratic…

On the recordAugust 1, 2017
Applied robustly, the peace accord represents an historic opportunity to extend state presence and democratic institutions throughout Colombia's territory, with corresponding peace dividends, security, stability, counter-narcotics, economic development, and measures to address the long-term roots of violent conflict that cost more than 220,000 lives.
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Bob Menendez
Democratic · New Jersey

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Menendez discusses the potential benefits of the peace accord for Colombia.

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