Bogota, 1 oct (EFE).-the Colombian President, Juan Manuel Santos, today revealed that he suffers from prostate cancer and that he will be operated on Wednesday, two weeks after the start of the process of peace with the revolutionary armed forces of Colombia (FARC).

in an address on radio and television, Santos, 61 years, reported that was detected the ailment after being subjected to a biopsy and, according to medical recommendations, will be operated “to extract the tumor”.

admitted that it will be “something uncomfortable” for a few days, but that will in no time be unconscious. its operation, recommended by his doctor in Bogota, Felipe Gómez, and three experts in the United States, not require general anesthesia, he explained.

surgery, according to the President, will be held at the Fundación Santa Fe de Bogotá “with regional anaesthesia allowing to retain consciousness before, during and after the procedure”.

< p> Santos also revealed that his doctor hinted him that “both the result of the biopsy and its recommendation to do a surgery found it with other doctors, other experts” and did so last week when he travelled to United States to participate in the General Assembly of the United Nations.

“in New York I had opportunity to do a resonance, and three medical experts in this field: a urologist and two oncologists, studied the result of resonance and other exams and all confirmed the recommendations that had made me Dr. Felipe Gomez”, explained.

the ruler underlined that, despite “physical constraints” will continue to exert “at all times” duties of President.

also was confident that with the solidarity of his wife and their children “and with prayers” of his countrymen will surpass what he said “it will be one test of those that puts one life”.

< p> In the family “there is a history of cancer,” said, in allusion to his brother Luis Fernando, who underwent surgery for the same problem and “today enjoys perfect health”.

the President of Colombia went tonight to Lima to attend the III Summit of America of the South Arabs (ASPA) and hopes to be fully recovered for the start of the peace process with the FARC, which allegedly will begin October 15, announced today this guerrilla from La Habana.

almost at the time Santos revealed his ailment, the FARC confirmed that the opening of the dialogue was delayed to October 15, a week after the first date announced by the guerrillas.

Rodrigo Granda, a member of the negotiating team of the rebels, read a statement which said to be signed by both the FARC and the Government of Colombia from Havana the Colombian radio station Blu Radio.

< p> “In de nationale regering en de revolutionaire gewapende strijdkrachten van Colombia-Volksleger (FARC-EP) kennis nationale en internationale publieke opinie die in de vergadering van de technische teams van de twee zijden beginnen gesprekken op 15 oktober van het lopende jaar en een publieke aankondiging op 17 oktober in de stad van Oslo werd goedgekeurd,” zei Granda.

Las FARC en de regering van Santos overeenstemming bereikt over 26 augustus in Havana om te beginnen het vredesproces na zes maanden van onderhandelingen geheim in dat kapitaal.

partijen dus beginnen hun derde vredesproces in Oslo in de bijna 50 jaar van conflict, met Noorwegen garanten en Chili, Cuba en Venezuela als een metgezellen. EFE

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