Colombian rebels' Dutch recruit shares hopes for peace
- Published: 8 Nov 2012 at 01.47
- Online news: World
Tanja Nijmeijer, a Dutch woman who fights alongside Colombia's FARC rebels, hopes to see peace and social justice in the country thanks to peace talks set to begin next week.
Picture displayed on the homepage of ANNCOL (New Colombia News Agency- http://anncol.eu/) website showing Dutch FARC rebel Tanja Nijmeijer, aka Alexandra upon arrival in Havana on November 5.
"We have a lot of hope that at last the Colombian government will consent to the reforms the country needs and that at last, peace can reign," Nijmeijer told AFP in an exclusive interview the day after her arrival in Cuba, where she is to participate in the negotiations opening November 15.
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