‘Alfonso Cano’ will never negotiate: WikiLeaks
An ex-FARC commander said in 2006 that “Alfonso Cano,” now the supreme leader of the guerrilla group, would never negotiate, but that “Ivan Marquez” wanted peace, according to a WikiLeaks cable…
An ex-FARC commander said in 2006 that “Alfonso Cano,” now the supreme leader of the guerrilla group, would never negotiate, but that “Ivan Marquez” wanted peace, according to a WikiLeaks cable…
Former Senator Piedad Cordoba said she will not lobby the Colombian government for peace talks with the FARC, but will concentrate her efforts on the agenda of her activist group…
On a state visit to the central department of Meta, President Juan Manuel Santos reaffirmed his government’s commitment to peace and warned the FARC against continuing violence. Speaking in the…
Former Senator Piedad Cordoba wants President Juan Manuel Santos to authorize her to talk to the FARC and mediate a political way out of Colombia’s 45-year-long armed conflict between state…
Mexico’s mediator suspected the FARC and the Cuban government of having frustrated peace talks held between rebel group ELN and the government of Alvaro Uribe, diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks…
Mediator Piedad Cordoba arrives in Colombia after torrential rain delayed her departure from Brazil, where she collected helicopters and pilots for the FARC hostage release mission, reports El Tiempo. “Now we…
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said Monday that the FARC will have to carry out “convincing actions” before the government agrees to peace talks with the rebel group. In a…
Peace talks between the Colombian government and the country’s largest rebel group FARC are possible if the guerrillas show the will to disarm, said President Juan Manuel Santos in an…
Colombia’s former President Alvaro Uribe was secretly seeking direct peace talks with the leaders of the FARC and ELN, while the FARC sought contact with the U.S., leaked diplomatic cables…