The Guardian
| 9 months ago
Rolando Pujol/EPA The Colombian president has rejected a ceasefire offered by the Farc rebels to coincide with Norway peace talks in October. Juan Manuel Santos said that instead the Colombian military and police would be stepping up their offensive...
Taiwan News
| 9 months ago
Colombia's main leftist rebel group named three negotiators on Thursday for October peace talks in Norway, including a high-ranking guerrilla known as Simon Trinidad who is currently imprisoned in the United States.
Christian Science Monitor
| 9 months ago
Colombia has ample experience holding peace talks though over the past 50 years, it's seen little peace. Timoleon Jimenez, announced the two sides would sit down for peace talks next month. Here are four things you need to know about Colombia's...
The Daily Telegraph
| 9 months ago
Latin America's oldest armed conflict when peace talks begin next month with the government. "We will propose a ceasefire as soon as we sit down at the negotiating table," Mauricio Jaramillo said at a news conference here, insisting there would be a "...
International Business Times
| 9 months ago
Mauricio Jaramillo (Reuters) Colombia's biggest rebel group has announced the names of its negotiators for historic peace talks seen as a turning point in the five-decade-old conflict with the government. Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Farc)...
Reuters
| 9 months ago
Thursday they would seek a ceasefire next month at the start of peace talks with the government aimed at ending half a century of war.
