I say this as the president of the country which has suffered more deaths, more blood and more sacrifices in this war.

My generation has not seen one single day of peace, and my dream is for my children and the children of all Colombians to have the change to see it. I hope the guerrilla understands that the time has come to leave this 50-year confrontation behind; that the time has come to change from bullets to votes, from weapons to argumentations; that the time has come for them to continue their struggle, but within democracy.

I don't like to generate too many expectations.

I say this as the president of the country which has suffered more deaths, more blood and more sacrifices in this war.

I would never accept general impunity for the guerrillas!

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For decades, Colombia has been accused of being the world's principal provider of cocaine. If this comes to an end, it would be a dramatic change for our country - which has been suffering more than any other from the consequences of drug-trafficking.