The Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) Wednesday reached a "fundamental agreement" on the guerillas' future in politics, one of the top issues addressed in peace talks in Cuba, a joint statement said. The FARC has been fighting the government in a jungle and urban conflict that has killed more than 200,000 people in the 50 years since it began as a peasant movement seeking land reform. The partial agreement might pave the way for FARC to enter Colombian politics, which lead government negotiator Humberto de la Calle said would provide a "new democratic opening" that will lead to peace after an end of conflict. "Never again politics and weapons together," he said.
