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Colombia Blames ELN Rebels For 'Unnecessary Crisis' As Talks Stall

The ELN guerrilla group has taken part in failed negotiations with Colombia's last five governments (Credit: AFP)

Colombia's government on Wednesday blamed the ELN guerrilla group for unnecessarily prolonging the country's decades-old armed conflict by putting on hold ongoing peace negotiations.

The ELN, or National Liberation Army, had on Tuesday accused Bogota of violating ground rules set out when talks started in 2022, and declared the process "frozen" until further notice.

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