▁lead ▁to ▁a ▁permanent ▁agreement ▁and ▁ce ase fire . ▁The ▁Colomb ian ▁government ▁has ▁also ▁stated ▁that ▁they ▁expect ▁that ▁a ▁post - Ch ave z ▁government ▁will ▁continue ▁to ▁support ▁the ▁peace ▁process . ▁In ▁late ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁F AR C ▁declared ▁a ▁two - month ▁un il ater al ▁ce ase - fire ▁and ▁said ▁that ▁they ▁would ▁be ▁open ▁to ▁extending ▁it ▁as ▁a ▁bil ater al ▁tr uce ▁afterwards ▁during ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁negoti ations . ▁The ▁Colomb ian ▁government ▁refused ▁to ▁agree ▁to ▁a ▁bil ater al ▁ce ase - fire , ▁alleg ing ▁viol ations ▁of ▁the ▁tr uce ▁by ▁F AR C . ▁ ▁Short ly ▁after ▁lif ting ▁the ▁ce ase fire , ▁F AR C ▁conducted ▁attacks ▁on ▁a ▁coal ▁transport ▁railway , ▁which ▁der a iled ▁ 1 7 ▁w ag ons ▁and ▁forced ▁a ▁susp ension ▁of ▁operations ▁and ▁assault ed ▁Milan , ▁a ▁town ▁in ▁the ▁southern ▁Ca quet á , ▁killing ▁at ▁least ▁seven ▁government ▁soldiers ▁and ▁inj uring ▁five ▁others . ▁ ▁Santos ▁has ▁been ▁far ▁more ▁respons ive ▁to ▁thre ats ▁against ▁social ▁leaders ▁than ▁his ▁prede cess ors . ▁He ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁decis ive ▁in ▁comb atting ▁the ▁New ▁Il legal ▁Ar med ▁Gr oups ▁that ▁emer ged ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁par amil it ary ▁process , ▁especially ▁in ▁fighting ▁thre ats ▁and ▁violence ▁against ▁human ▁rights ▁def enders ▁and ▁social ▁leaders . ▁During ▁Santos ' ▁presiden cy