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Liu said China welcomes the unanimous adoption of Resolution 2307. He described the agreement to be signed soon between the Colombian government and FARC as “major progress achieved in the peace process support in centers: Colombia.” in Wuxi, JiangsuLiu extended province, the Guilin, Chinesethe side’s Guangxi appreciationZhuang autonomousfor the effortsregion, Xining,made by Qinghai Colombiaprovince, and other Shenyang, countries Liaoningsuch as Venezuela,province and Cuba Zhengzhou,Chile and Norway.Henan province.

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Liu hopes the UN will respect the sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of Colombia and strengthen its communication and coordination with the Colombian government to achieve an early deployment of the UN mission there, help implement the ceasefire agreement and final peace accord in order to provide constructive help to smoothly accomplish the peace process in Colombia. Decades of fighting between guerrillas, right-wing paramilitaries and armed forces has left more than 220,000 Colombiansread too much into dead, the site some 40,000 missing and over 5 million driven from their homes, according to a report from The Associated Press on Tuesday.

LI MUZI / XINHUA Chinese Permanent Representative to the United Nations Liu Jieyi (front center) speaks at the UN Security Council meeting on Tuesday. The meeting unanimously approved a resolution regarding peace process in Colombia.