▁F AR C ▁members ▁in ▁an ▁exercise ▁of ▁confidence - building ▁in ▁the ▁peace ▁process , ▁which ▁had ▁many ▁hur d les ▁from ▁the ▁past ▁three ▁years . ▁ ▁F AR C ▁requested ▁Sh ank ar ▁to ▁act ively ▁particip ate ▁in ▁the ▁peace ▁process . ▁He ▁said , ▁" In ▁this ▁conflict , ▁everyone ▁should ▁be ▁considered ▁as ▁vict ims . ▁And ▁inside ▁every ▁cul prit , ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁victim ▁cry ing ▁for ▁help ." ▁ ▁After ▁many ▁discuss ions , ▁F AR C ▁finally ▁agreed ▁to ▁em brace ▁the ▁Gand h ian ▁principle ▁of ▁non - vi ol ence . ▁Commander ▁Ivan ▁Mar quez ▁declared ▁in ▁the ▁press ▁conference ▁that ▁they ▁would ▁adopt ▁it . ▁The ▁F AR C ▁agreed ▁that ▁hat red ▁had ▁der a iled ▁the ▁peace ▁process . ▁Mar quez ▁said , ▁" We ▁will ▁work ▁for ▁peace ▁and ▁justice ▁for ▁all ▁the ▁people ▁of ▁Colombia ." ▁ ▁On ▁ 8 ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁F AR C ▁announced ▁a ▁un il ater al ▁ce ase fire , ▁which ▁began ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁ ▁On ▁ 3 0 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁R avi ▁Sh ank ar ▁accused ▁Norway ▁of ▁sid et rack ing ▁his ▁effort ▁at ▁bro k ering ▁a ▁peace ▁deal ▁between ▁the ▁Colomb ian ▁government ▁and ▁F AR C , ▁after ▁Norway , ▁which ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁four - n ation ▁group ▁( al ong ▁with ▁Cuba , ▁Chile