Colombia's president traveling to Cuba to promote peace

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos announced a surprise trip to Cuba Wednesday for a meeting with guerrilla commanders that could remove the last significant obstacle to a deal ending Latin America's oldest armed conflict.

"Peace is near" Santos said on Twitter Wednesday before embarking on a trip to Havana, where he and negotiators for the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia are expected to announce an agreement on the thorny issue of how to punish rebel commanders for human rights abuses.

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