Tag: revolutionary armed forces of colombia

BOGOTA: Colombia's government and one of the nation's last remaining rebel groups announced Tuesday that they will start peace talks next month, and enter a 10-month cease-fire that is expected to decrease violence against civilians. The agreement between the Colombian government and the rebel group known as FARC-EMC comes as President Gustavo Petro tries to bolster his plans to pacify rural areas of Colombia by negotiating simultaneously with all of the nation's remaining rebel factions, under his "total peace" strategy. In August the Petro administration brokered a...