MEXICO CITY, March 11 ― Colombia's government and the country's last recognised guerrilla group, the National Liberation Army (ELN), said yesterday they had agreed...
MEXICO CITY, March 11 ― Colombia's government and the country's last recognised guerrilla group, the National Liberation Army , said yesterday they had agreed to begin negotiating a ceasefire, as the two sides wrapped up a second round of peace talks in Mexico.
The Colombian government resumed peace talks with the ELN after Gustavo Petro became the South American country's first ever left-wing president in August. The government was forced to backtrack, but the spat did not derail the negotiations, which are supported by Norway, Mexico, Venezuela, Brazil, Cuba and Chile.The negotiators reported late last month that the Colombian government had recognized the ELN as a political organisation as well as a rebel group, distinguishing it from other armed gangs such as drug traffickers.
“It's the first time that I can look at their faces without fear,” she said, addressing the guerrillas.
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