Cano’s invitation for a chat: Don’t pay attention – yet
“Alfonso Cano,” supreme FARC commander, reappeared last week in a video broadcast by Al-Jazeera. The video is significant for a number of reasons. First, it comes in the wake of…
“Alfonso Cano,” supreme FARC commander, reappeared last week in a video broadcast by Al-Jazeera. The video is significant for a number of reasons. First, it comes in the wake of…
Colombian Senator Piedad Cordoba said in a radio interview Wednesday that she is in negotiations with guerrilla organization the FARC to go beyond a prisoner exchange and seek a resolution…
Bogota police Thursday afternoon resorted to using force to end the armed occupation of the headquarters of Accion Social, Colombia’s presidential aid agency, by displaced protesters who were demanding promised aid…
Opposition Senator Piedad Cordoba sent a letter to outgoing Colombian President Alvaro Uribe asking him to carry out a “humanitarian exchange” of FARC hostages for incarcerated guerrillas before his term…
Former Colombian President Andres Pastrana said Thursday that during his government Juan Manuel Santos was not authorized to meet with FARC leader alias “Raul Reyes.” According to Pastrana, Santos had…
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…
Japan and Colombia extended their fifth round of talks on an investment protection agreement in Tokyo Friday. The two nations hope to close the deal by the end of next…
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 Dominican Republic Wednesday accepted a request from Colombian President Alvaro Uribe to mediate the conflict between Colombia and Venezuela. Dominican Republic President Leonel Fernandez agreed to Uribe’s request following…