Govt negotiators ‘positive’ about peace talks with FARC: Santos
Colombia President Juan Manuel Santos said Monday he had a “positive” meeting with his top negotiators in the peace talks. “I met with the negotiation team last night. The balance…
Colombia President Juan Manuel Santos said Monday he had a “positive” meeting with his top negotiators in the peace talks. “I met with the negotiation team last night. The balance…
Colombia’s largest rebel group FARC confirmed Sunday that it is still holding hostages and plans to exchange them for imprisoned guerrillas. Sandra Ramirez, one of the FARC’s leading rebels involved…
The supreme commander of Colombia’s second largest guerrilla force ELN said Monday that his guerrilla organization is holding preliminary peace talks with the government. In an interview with radio station…
The ongoing peace talks between the Colombian government and FARC guerrillas should not extend beyond November 2013, according to president Juan Manuel Santos Sunday. “This cannot be a process of…
Unasur (the Union of South American Nations) on Friday released a statement supporting the Colombian government’s progress in its peace negotiations with FARC. Unasur’s statement indicated that a possible peace…
Colombia’s largest insurgent group FARC claimed that they are willing to abide by international humanitarian law and seek a “special agreement” with the government. In a letter addressed to the…
The Colombian government plans to meet with the country’s second largest insurgent group ELN in exploratory peace talks this December, according to newspaper El Colombiano Friday. Senior representatives from the…
The first round of formal peace talks between the FARC guerrillas and the Colombian government ended on Thursday. “Progress has been on target,” said Humberto de la Calle, the government’s…
Former Colombian paramilitary leaders have again asked to participate in the peace process between the government and FARC, local media reported. The ex-commanders, the self-proclaimed “authorized negotiators and spokesmen of…