Colombia's National Liberation Army (ELN) commanders Pablo Beltran and Antonio Garcia attend a news conference, in Caracas, Venezuela October 4, 2022. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria
Colombia's government and left-wing rebel group the National Liberation Army (ELN) will reestablish peace talks next month, both parties said on Tuesday during a press conference in Venezuela's capital Caracas.
Previous attempts at negotiations with the ELN, which has some 2,400 combatants and is accused of financing itself through drug trafficking, illegal mining and kidnapping, have not advanced partly because of dissent within its ranks.
Colombia's High Commissioner for Peace Ivan Danilo Rueda and National Liberation Army (ELN) commander Pablo Beltran attend a news conference, in Caracas, Venezuela October 4, 2022. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria
(Reporting by Vivian Sequera in Caracas; Writing by Oliver Griffin; Editing by Chris Reese)
Colombia's National Liberation Army (ELN) commander Pablo Beltran shakes hands with Colombian Senate Member Ivan Cepeda, as they attend a news conference, in Caracas, Venezuela October 4, 2022. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez ViloriaFILE PHOTO: Colombia's President Gustavo Petro attends a meeting to review cooperation on security, trade and climate change issues, at the headquarters of the Colombian Presidency, in Bogota, Colombia October 3, 2022. REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez/Pool
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