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Colombian Government, ELN Rebels
Resume Peace Talk
The Colombian government and the
rebel National Liberation Army (ELN)
resumed peace talks in the Cuban
capital of Havana on Sunday.
The discussions, being held in
an undisclosed location in
Havana, are the fifth round of
talks between the Colombian
government and the ELN rebels.
The ELN, the second largest
rebel group in Colombia, is
represented by rebel leaders
Pablo Beltran, Francisco Galan
and Juan Carlos Cuellar, local
media reports quoted sources
close to the meeting as saying.
The government delegation is
headed by Colombian Peace
Commissioner Luis Carlos
Restrepo and the country's
ambassador to Cuba, Julio
Londono.
The two sides are reportedly
aiming to arrive at a basic
agreement to pave the way for a
lasting peace deal.
The Colombian government and the
ELN, which has been fighting the
government since the 1960s,
started formal talks in December
2005.
The ELN has also been a rival of
the leftist Revolutionary Armed
Forces of Colombia (FARC), the
largest rebel group in Colombia.
Last week, the ELN proposed a
truce with the FARC.
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