The Colombian Government and the ELN rebel group reached new agreements in Caracas. They wrapped up their fourth peace talk session. The first agreement sets up a humanitarian action plan. The second creates special zones for these actions and assures a two-sided ceasefire. The third plan discusses how to handle political prisoners and jailed ELN […]
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