Cartagena, January 8 (RHC-teleSUR) -- Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos announced the creation of a permanent delegation of government negotiators at the country's peace talks in Havana, saying “we will not rise” until a final peace deal is reached.  

Santos made the announcement at the end of the first day of meetings in Cartagena Thursday, where representatives from the government and the peace talks are meeting to discuss details of the final peace deal, scheduled to be signed March 23rd.

The government and the FARC (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) will meet again January 12th to begin the next round of peace talks after a short break over the holidays.