NOBEL PEACE PRIZE AWARDED TO COLOMBIAN PRESIDENT|諾貝爾和平獎 哥國總統桑托斯獲獎

The Nobel Prize committee announced on Oct. 7 that the 2016 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to President Juan Manuel Santos of Colombia for the peace agreement he signed with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, which marked the end of a civil war that lasted over half a century. While the peace deal was not approved by the referendum, the Nobel Peace Prize will benefit the ongoing peace process within Colombia. ==KACI KULLMANN FIVE, Norwegian Nobel Committee Chair== The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the Nobel Peace Prize for 2016 to Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos. The 2016 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to the President of Colombia, Juan Manuel Santos. The Nobel committee stated that Santos' commitment to peace ended the Colombian civil war that has killed 260,000. President Santos signed a peace agreement with the FARC, and the committee stressed that although the Colombian people voted down the peace deal in the referendum, it was not the result President Santos had hoped for, and that it was still a meaningful achievement. The Nobel committee said that the award was given to pay respect to the countless people who perished in the Colombian civil war because they never lost their hope for peace even after years of trials and tribulations. ==JUAN MANUEL SANTOS, Colombia President== In light of the yearning for peace from all sides, I believe that we will find a solution that is satisfactory for everyone. The peace agreement was voted down by a small margin in a referendum by the Colombian public. Opponents of the peace deal criticized the government for making too much concession by allowing the FARC to transform into a political party without having to serve any prison term. Santos said that he is committed to reaching an agreement during his presidency. He believes that the Nobel Peace Prize will help facilitate the peace process. TRANSLATED BY：CHRISTINA LIU ==諾貝爾委員會主席 方芙== 挪威諾貝爾委員會決定 將2016諾貝爾和平獎 頒給哥倫比亞總統桑托斯 眾所矚目的諾貝爾和平獎，今年頒給了哥倫比亞總統桑托斯。諾貝爾委員會認為，桑托斯頃全力推動和談，結束了哥倫比亞延燒超過50年，奪走26萬人性命的內戰，正式與哥倫比亞革命武裝部隊（FARC）領袖隆多尼歐簽署和平協議。委員會強調，雖然哥國人民已在公投中否決這項和平協議，但這並非桑托斯希望的結果，和平協議仍然具有意義。 諾貝爾委員會表示，頒發這個獎，是為了向哥國內戰中犧牲的無數人民致敬。因為他們歷經多年苦難折磨，仍舊沒有放棄和平的希望。 ==哥國總統 桑托斯== 基於和談各方對和平的渴望 我堅信 我們將會很快達成 令每個人都滿意的方案 哥國的和平協議是在2號的全民公投中，以些微差距遭到否決。反對民眾認為，協議允許FARC叛軍重新進入社會、轉型成政黨，還能免除判刑入獄，讓步太多，桑多斯曾表示他任內將致力重新協商，諾貝爾和平獎此時來得正是時候，將有助哥國和平的推動。 記者 曾惠敏 報導