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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Staff and agencies in Bogotá

Colombian government and ELN rebels meet in Havana to restart peace talks

Pablo Beltran, center, commander of the leftist National Liberation Army (ELN) rebel group, attends a meeting with members of the Colombian government, in Havana, on Friday.
Pablo Beltran, commander of the National Liberation Army (ELN), attends a meeting with Colombian government representatives, in Havana. Photograph: Yamil Lage/AFP/Getty Images

Colombia’s new government and members of the nation’s last guerrilla group have taken steps towards restarting peace talks that were suspended three years ago in Cuba.

Newly elected President Gustavo Petro, a former member of the M-19 guerrilla group, has promised to establish “total peace” in Colombia and sent a high-level delegation to Cuba this week to meet with National Liberation Army (ELN) representatives there.

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