Reactions to Colombia’s peace process gone in reverse
Following an escalation of violence that led to the FARC’s suspension of its unilateral ceasefire on Friday, opinions in Colombia’s politics are as divided as never before.
Following an escalation of violence that led to the FARC’s suspension of its unilateral ceasefire on Friday, opinions in Colombia’s politics are as divided as never before.
Colombia’s largest rebel group, the FARC, on Friday suspended a unilateral ceasefire that had been in place since December after a military attack killed at least 26 FARC members.
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said that the prospect of a bilateral ceasefire is unlikely to happen during peace talks with the FARC due to “complex” conditions.
Controversial former senator and leader of the Broad Front for Peace, Piedad Cordoba, has rejected President Juan Manuel Santos’ decision to resume air strikes against rebel group FARC.
Victim representatives are urging the Colombian government and rebel group FARC to speed up ongoing peace talks and agree to a bilateral ceasefire as soon as possible.
The FARC will maintain a unilateral ceasefire agreed to in December 2014, rebel negotiator Ivan Marquez said Monday, the day the Colombian military accused the guerrillas of the second breach within a week.
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