Lower thirds:

00:02 Report by Felipe Abondano
00:21 'Diomedes' | Commander, CNEB
00:48 'Juan Carlos' | Negotiator, CNEB
01:30 Walter Mendoza | Commander, CNEB
02:03 Armando Novoa | Chief Negotiator, Colombian government

Script:

00:00

+++ATMO 3 seconds+++

This is what attempted peace in Colombia looks like.  

00:05

As the CNEB hands over 14 tons of military supplies for destruction ...mainly consisting of mortar heads and plastic explosives...

00:20

+++SOT, Commander “Diomedes,” CNEB+++
I would like to thank all my comrades who have gathered here to take this important step towards peace. Our objective now must be to continue down the same path.  

00:36

The weaponry that was destroyed was used for attacks and combat, financed mainly by cocaine production and drug traficking. 

But today, the CNEB's leaders talk about peace.

00:50 

+++SOT, “Juan Carlos,” member of the CNEB dialogue team+++

It would be good if the armed conflict in Colombia ended, wouldn't it? Children could go out to play, they could go to school without fear. Young people could study, they wouldn't be in armed organizations. That's the kind of peace we would like to see in Colombia one day.

01:10

Members of the CNEB once belonged to other armed groups ... who they are now fighting with for territorial control. 

01:20

The progress made in negotiations was celebrated at a public event. But members accuse some of trying to torpedo the process...

01.32

+++SOT, Walter Mendoza, Commander of the Pacific CNEB Coordination Unit+++

Peace faces many challenges. And we must overcome them all. Everyone knows that Colombia has a very powerful opposition. They are staunch enemies of peace, democracy, and change. But peace must be achieved by everyone, with everyone, with the Colombian people.

1.55

After four years of negotiations, the success of the talks has been mixed. 

Still, the government remains committed to total peace. 

02:05
  
+++SOT, Armando Novoa, chief negotiator for the Colombian government+++

How can we backtrack on a policy where a group is laying down their weapons to reconnect with communities? And why would our institutions shut the door on that possibility? What kind of future would we be offering those territories then?

02:30

Despite significant advances such as the destruction of weapons, negotiations with armed groups in Colombia remains a major challenge.

+++END+++