The visit will
provide an opportunity to "support the efforts of President
Santos to achieve a just and lasting peace accord with the FARC,
and discuss a shared vision for future collaboration in the
event of an historic peace agreement," White House spokesman
Josh Earnest said in a statement.
In an interview with Reuters in late September, Santos said he
believed the leaders of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of
Colombia, or FARC, would stick to their agreement to reach a
peace accord within six months.
Obama is on vacation in Hawaii and will return to Washington in
early January.
(Reporting by Jeff Mason; Editing by Alan Crosby)
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