President Leonel Fern?ndez was invited to Colombia to witness the signing of the peace agreements between the government and the guerrilla. The invitation comes as a recognition to Fern?ndez’s political leadership in the Caribbean and the aggressive foreign policy unfolded to the benefit of regional integration, says the Colombian government. There is the possibility the agreement between the leader of the 50-year guerrilla movement and President Andr?s Pastrana of Colombia be signed in Santo Domingo. The local press reported that the Dominican government may have suggested to the Colombian government that the agreement be signed in April and witnessed by the 24 heads of state of Latin America and the Caribbean that will be in Santo Domingo for the Association Caribbean States meeting. The Presidents of Colombia, Venezuela and Mexico have confirmed their attendance to the summit. This would be the second time President Fern?ndez would participate in an agreement to resolve an international political conflict. In 1996 he was part of negotiations that brought about the solution of the crisis at the Japanese Embassy in Lima, Peru where the Tupac Amaru Movement held 72 persons.
