The Colombian government and the ELN guerrilla open the fourth cycle of talks in Caracas

The peace delegations of the Government Colombian and the guerrilla of the National Liberation Army (THE N) opened this Monday in Caracas their fourth cycle of negotiations, in which they hope to develop recently signed agreements, including the 180-day ceasefire that came into force on August 3.

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During the opening ceremony, the chief negotiator of the THE N“Paul Beltran”, he reiterated that there “a conviction to achieve a political solution to the conflict” after 70 years of confrontation, and ratified the willingness of the guerrillas to “continue developing this peace process.”

He pointed out that this negotiation “he has always had opponents”, without mentioning anyone, but, although he said that some “opponents of the peace process persist in Colombia”these enemies “are fewer and fewer.”

Likewise, he considered that the dialogue table gave a “quality leap” after approving and subsequently installing a National Participation Committee (PNC) to integrate civil society in the dialogues, and with the declaration of ceasefire, the longest agreed between the parties.

beltran He hopes that this fourth phase will serve to reach “regions that have more conflict and that there is humanitarian aid” in those places.

The parties expressed a “immense thanks” to Venezuelawhere the talks were resumed, with a first phase, on November 21 after four years paralyzed with the previous Government, of Iván Duque (2018-2022).

The guarantor countries, representatives of the United Nations Organizationthe Colombian government delegation, led by Otty Patinoand the executive vice president of Venezuela, delcy rodriguez.

Source: Elcomercio

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