According to Uribe, the illegal armed groups Centaurs Bloc, headed by Miguel Arroyave, and the ACC, under the command of Martin Llanos, must demobilize their people and remain at a site defined by presidential Peace Commissioner Luis Restrepo.

Although the new demobilization zone has not been set up yet, it is possible to locate within the Tauramena municipality, as requested by ACC commander Anibal. This paramilitary group is a dissident of the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC).

The constant clashes between the Centaurs Bloc and the ACC have killed many people and displaced hundreds of others in the state of Casanare, east Colombia.

The governmental conditions must be fulfilled within the next days, or else the national government will be forced to end the peace process with these paramilitary organizations.

Uribe said the government has made a great effort to advance peace process with the self-defense forces.

"Despite the mediation of Catholic Church from the beginning, the situation in Casanare and Meta departments has not improved, as there are daily complaints about the hostilities between these groups," he added.

The new demobilization zone would be similar to that created in Santa Fe de Ralito, in the north Colombian department of Cordoba, where peace negotiations between the Colombian government and the AUC started a month ago in order to demobilize 20,000 paramilitaries prior to 2006.

Colombia has been plagued by a four-decade-old civil war, in which leftist rebels, far-right paramilitary and governmental troops fight one another, with an average of 3,500 people killed every year.
 

Uruguay to open hospital for victims of Paraguay supermarket fire
Uruguay's National Center for the Treatment of Burnt People will receive victims of Sunday's supermarket fire in Paraguay, the Uruguayan Public Health Ministrysaid on Monday.

The center is the best equipped medical center in the region and will receive as many victims as possible, said Julio Vignolo, an official of the public health ministry.

The defense ministries of both nations will coordinate the transportation of the victims from Asuncion to Uruguay's Montevideo, Vignolo said.

He also said 14 Uruguayan medical specialists will arrive in Asuncion for emergency treatment on Monday night.

Sunday's fire that swept through a supermarket in the outskirts of Asuncion, the capital city of Paraguay, killed at least 364 people and injured hundreds more on Sunday.
 

7 accused for Paraguayans supermarket fire
The Paraguayan Attorney General's office said Monday that seven people have been accused for their presumed liability for the Sunday fire on the outskirts of Asuncion, which killed at least 364 people, according to reports from Asuncion.

"We have already filed charges against seven people -- the owners Juan Pio Paiva and his son Victor Daniel Paiva, security guards Daniel Areco, Ever Sanchez, Ismael Alcaraz and Jorge Penayo,for manslaughter," said prosecutor Edgar Sanchez. The other security guard, Humberto Casaccia, was accused of dereliction of duty in aiding the victims.

The maximum sentence for manslaughter is 25 years and for dereliction of duty two years, the prosecutor said.

The fire broke out at a time when the supermarket was crowded with Sunday midday shoppers. Reports said nearly 1,000 people had been inside the shopping center, which is part of the complex that also houses offices and an underground parking lot.

The accusations issued by the authorities will have to be confirmed within four months. A hearing will be held Tuesday, according to the Attorney General's office.

The supermarket owner denied again on Monday that any order was issued to prevent people from escaping fire.

"When the individuals inside the building were about to leave, a roof collapsed and completely blocked the entrance. So people could not leave and became trapped inside," Paiva told the press.

The unsuccessful escape by those who managed to reach the doors but could not leave is because of "four armored glass doors," the businessman said. "What happens is that the doors can only be open inwards, and those trapped were pushing them outwards."

A total of 364 people were killed in the fire, according to the Attorney General's office. But firemen said the death toll was 365.

The United States, Spain, France, Chile and Uraguay have offered assistance to Paraguay.