ELN and Colombian Government Set to Start Peace Talks in Quito
ELN and Colombian Government Set to Start Peace Talks in Quito
Published 26 October 2016
The first round of negotiations with the ELN will last 45 days, with a total of 22 rounds expected.
Colombia’s second-largest guerrilla army, the National Liberation Army, or ELN, disclosed Wednesday the list of peace delegates who will carry out the negotiations with the Colombian government in Quito, Ecuador.
Among the delegates, ELN leader Israel Ramirez Pineda, or Pablo Beltran, was appointed chief negotiator. Five women were appointed out of 19 delegates in total.
On Tuesday, the ELN yielded to the government's demand to release former lawmaker Odin Sanchez within the next 48 hours, with the mediation of the Catholic Church. Sanchez had been held prisoner for six months.
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