The top commander of the largest guerrilla army in Colombia on Monday dismissed government criticisms about the rebels’ recent spree of kidnappings and said that “there is no crisis” regarding the ongoing peace talks.
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“To capture members of the security forces in service, does not constitute any type of violation of our public promise to [not take] prisoners for financial reasons,” said Timochenko.
Colombia’s vice president, the country’s minister of defense, and the government’s chief peace negotiator on Thursday and Friday criticized