Summary Annan's meetings with government and guerrilla delegations will take place at Hotel Nacional de Cuba
HAVANA (AFP) - Former UN secretary-general Kofi Annan arrives in Cuba on Thursday to help prod negotiators from the Colombian government and leftist guerrillas to clinch a peace agreement.
The 2001 Nobel Peace Prize winner will meet with both delegations, after declaring in Colombia that any peace agreement must be just, and must meet the standards of the international community.
"Transitional justice is an issue of concern and controversy in Colombia," Annan said Wednesday, referring to truth-seeking, reparations to victims and accountability for crimes.
"However, I would like to emphasize that justice must fit the Colombian context -- while respecting international minimum standards. No one shoe fits all."
Annan s meetings with the government and guerrilla delegations will take place at the Hotel Nacional de Cuba and not at the Convention Palace, which often hosts the talks.
The visit by the veteran Ghanaian diplomat who led the UN from 1997-2006, aims to boost the peace process between the government of President Juan Manuel Santos and the FARC, Latin America s biggest insurgency.
Annan is expected to speak to the media on Friday about the visit.
Colombia s civil conflict, the oldest in the region, has claimed more than 220,000 lives over the past half century and left 5.5 million people displaced.
