By Doina Chiacu and Susan Heavey
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Tuesday revoked its designation of the Colombian group Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) as an international terrorist organization, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement.
The FARC was formally dissolved following a 2016 Peace Agreement with the Colombian government and no longer exists as a unified organization that engages in terrorism, Blinken said.
The two splinter groups that formed out of the FARC, La Segunda Marquetalia and FARC-EP, or People’s Army, were designated as foreign terrorist organizations, he added.
“The decision to revoke the designation does not change the posture regarding any accusations or possible accusations in the United States against former FARC leaders, including drug trafficking,” Blinken said in a statement.
Removing the terrorist designation will make it easier for the United States to support implementation of the agreement, he said.
The decision will allow US government agencies, such as the Agency for International Development, to work to implement peace in parts of Colombia where demobilized FARC soldiers are located.
Founded in 1964, the FARC was responsible for summary executions and kidnappings of thousands of people, including Americans.
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