Columbian President Juan Manuel Santos wins Nobel Peace Prize

Nobel Peace Prize goes to Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos despite collapse of peace deal with Farc rebels, BBC News reports.

According to the Guardian, the Nobel committee spokeswoman applauded President Santos for saying he would fight for peace until his last day in office.

“The committee hopes that the peace prize will give him strength to succeed in this demanding task. Further it is the committee’s hope that in the years to come, the Colombian people will reap the fruits of the reconciliation process.”

She said that though the peace accord was rejected in the referendum, the negotiations have “brought the bloody conflict significantly closer to a peaceful solution” and Santos’ “endeavours to promote peace demonstrate the spirit of Alfred Nobel’s will.”