News ofthe agreement comes as the Farc and representatives of the Colombian gov ernment of President Juan Manuel Santos negotiate terms of a definitive ceasefire one of the last major points before a peace deal can be struck to end Latin America's longest-running civil war We reached a historic agreement in Havana to get children out of the war, Mr Santos wrote on Twitter, adding that the youths would be sent back to their families, Mr de la Calle said the agreement was a crucial advance in the process of putting a full stop to the war The rwo sides did not immediately state how many minors would be exiting the Farc's ranks The 7,000-strong Farc said that they never wanted to recruit children to fight but did accept into their ranks orphans and victims of domestic abuse