Santos rejects Christmas ceasefire with FARC
Colombia President Juan Manuel Santos on Thursday dismissed the idea of a Christmas truce with FARC guerrillas. “The sooner we get to a peace agreement, the sooner we will silence…
Colombia President Juan Manuel Santos on Thursday dismissed the idea of a Christmas truce with FARC guerrillas. “The sooner we get to a peace agreement, the sooner we will silence…
Colombia’s largest guerrilla group FARC is considering a Christmas truce with the government, according to a prominent leftist activist. “The FARC Secretariat is willing to study and take a decision…
President Juan Manuel Santos said Wednesday that any peace talks with Colombia’s second largest guerrilla group, the National Liberation Army (ELN), must be discreet. “The worst thing you can do…
Colombia’s Interior Minister on Tuesday said a delay in peace talks with the FARC was due to “technical” difficulties, attempting to calm down lawmakers who showed displeasure about the last-minute…
Colombia’s congress has expressed its displeasure with the recent announcement that the peace talks with FARC guerrillas have been postponed four days. “We did not like the postponement of the…
The peace process between the Colombian government and FARC guerrillas has been postponed until November 19, according to a government press release Tuesday. “On Monday 19 in Havana, Cuba, negotiators…
Colombia’s second largest guerrilla group ELN on Monday gave its strongest indication yet that it is willing to negotiate a peace deal with the government. “We announce to the country…
Just days before the Colombian government and FARC guerrillas are due to continue peace talks in Cuba, the rebels indicated Sunday they may not demobilize but will likely lay down…
The U.S. Ambassador to Colombia reiterated that he has not received a formal request to release jailed FARC leader Simon Trinidad to join the peace process, according to local media…