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 year’s 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.”

Source: Guardian, 07 Oct. 2016