Santos: Door open for peace dialogue with FARC
Presidential candidate Juan Manuel Santos said in an interview on television channel Teleantioquia, that under his leadership, the door to a peace dialogue with the FARC would be open, but with…
Presidential candidate Juan Manuel Santos said in an interview on television channel Teleantioquia, that under his leadership, the door to a peace dialogue with the FARC would be open, but with…
Colombia’s Catholic Church stressed the necessity for the Andean nation to seek a humanitarian exchange with guerrilla organization the FARC in its Good Friday sermon. Bishop of Bogota, Cardinal Pedro…
Professor Gustavo Moncayo, the father of released FARC hostage Pablo Emilio Moncayo, told Colombian media Thursday that his son is making “satisfactory” progress, he appears “much calmer” than he did…
Colombian president Alvaro Uribe on Sunday opened the doors to a possible humanitarian exchange with the FARC in order to secure the release of the remaining hostages in FARC custody.…
Opposition Senator Piedad Cordoba announced Tuesday that the FARC is ready to sit down and negotiate with the Colombian government without the precondition of establishing a demilitarized zone. Cordoba said…
The FARC announced that they will not enter into a peace dialogue with the government until U.S. troops stationed around Colombia leave and Colombian President Alvaro Uribe stops calling them…
Colombia’s second largest rebel group the ELN is willing to look into peaceful alternatives to its military fight against the Colombian state, ELN leader “Antonio Garcia,” said on the rebels’…
Colombian Peace Commissioner Frank Pearl said Wednesday that the government will not authorize the brokers of the Medellin gangs ceasefire to conduct any more negotiations. Pearl said that the negotiators’…
The Colombian Caribbean town of San Cristobal has not recorded a single violent death since 2004, making it one of the most peaceful municipalities in the country. San Cristobal, located…