Peace Negotiations
Thursday, December 18, 2014 - 06:35
Leftist rebels negotiating a peace agreement with the Colombian government on Wednesday declared a unilateral and indefinite cease-fire in hope of drawing a reciprocal halt by the armed forces, something President Juan Manuel Santos has so far resisted.
Monday, December 8, 2014 - 06:41
President Juan Manuel Santos caused a stir this week when he told an interviewer from Colombia’s RCN Radio network that the country would have to alter its laws to benefit FARC members who have trafficked drugs.
Thursday, December 4, 2014 - 06:43
After the release of an army general captured by rebel fighters, the government of Colombia and the country’s largest guerrilla group said on Wednesday that they would soon resume peace talks.
Tuesday, December 2, 2014 - 06:45
An army general whose surprise capture by leftist rebels nearly derailed two years of peace talks has resigned after coming under pressure for venturing into guerrilla territory dressed as a civilian and without bodyguards.
Monday, December 1, 2014 - 06:30
Negotiators from the Colombian government are to travel to Cuba Monday to resume contact with the leftist rebels of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, FARC, according to official sources. The move comes after FARC Sunday released Gen. Ruben Dario Alzate and two others with him, whose kidnapping had led to the suspension of the peace dialogue between the two parties.
Monday, November 24, 2014 - 06:53
Talks between the Sudanese government and two rebels groups from the Darfur region began here in the Ethiopian capital on Sunday.
Monday, November 24, 2014 - 06:46
Colombia's Farc rebels say they may cancel the release of a high-ranking general and other hostages because of heavy military presence in the area where they are being held.
Wednesday, November 19, 2014 - 22:23
The country’s largest rebel group has agreed to free an army general and four other captives, officials said Wednesday. The general’s capture on Sunday led President Juan Manuel Santos to suspend peace talks with the rebel group, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC.
Monday, November 17, 2014 - 06:23
Colombia President Juan Manuel Santos on Sunday suspended ongoing peace talks with rebel group FARC on Sunday, hours after the guerrillas had detained a general in west Colombia.
Friday, November 14, 2014 - 05:09
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh discussed the Isreali-Palestinian Peace Process, the crisis in Syria and Iraq, and combatting extremism in the region in general.