The Colombian government’s lead negotiator for peace talks with the FARC, the country’s largest rebel group, on Wednesday said that kidnapping security forces rules out the possibility of a bilateral ceasefire.
The former vice president said there was no possibility the government would agree to a bilateral ceasefire with Colombia’s largest insurgency until a final peace accord was reached.
Top FARC negotiator “Ivan Marquez” has on several occasions asked for a bilateral ceasefire, a solicitation that has so far been rejected by government officials.
“Until [a peace accord is reached] the order of President Santos is that the Public Force will continue pursuing the FARC in the entire national territory,” said de la Calle.