The Colombian Government will resume negotiations with the armed group National Liberation Army (ELN) with the aim of establishing a new ceasefire with the insurgents.
According to the government representation at the Dialogue Table, this responds to the requests of institutions and numerous organizations and movements which, he argued, constitutes an example of the willingness of these entities to maintain conversations with the ELN.
These statements represent the cry of Colombian society for an end to violence and its voice in favor of peacebuilding, a statement said.
“We have heard the call from the territories and from very diverse areas of society for us to resume our dialogues and renew the Bilateral, National and Temporary Ceasefire –CFBNT, and we will make all the necessary efforts to make this happen,” the letter noted. .
One of the calls to which the delegation alludes was disclosed the day before by the Episcopal Conference of Colombia, which urged continued peace-building efforts. The call from the Catholic Church, one of the institutions that accompanies the dialogues between the Government and the ELN, was spread at a time of tension between the negotiating parties, Prensa Latina quotes.
Just a few days before the end of the stipulated period for the ceasefire, which will occur on August 3, the talks table is frozen and each of the parties has made accusations to the other of not complying with the commitments so far. agreed.
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2024-08-01 01:10:10
