Negotiators from the Colombian government and leftist guerrilla group the National Liberation Army began peace talks on Monday, the first major step in President Gustavo Petro’s efforts to end nearly 60 years of war. | Reuters
“We are committed to talks with an organization that also wants peace,” said head government negotiator Otty Patino. “We are going to reach safe port…a real peace.”
Previous attempts at negotiations with the ELN, which has some 2,400 combatants and was founded in 1964 by radical Catholic priests, have not advanced partly because of dissent within its ranks. The negotiations do not mean a suspension of military operations against the rebels, Colombian Defense Minister Ivan Velasquez said earlier on Monday.
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