[Marxism] Colombia backs ELN ceasefire plan

["Charles Brown" <cbrown@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Colombia backs ELN ceasefire plan 
        http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6570253.stm

The government negotiator insisted the ceasefire was 'experimental'
        
Colombia's government has agreed to a temporary ceasefire proposed by the
country's second-largest rebel group, its senior peace negotiator has said. 

Peace commissioner Luis Carlos Restrepo said any accord with the National
Liberation Army (ELN) would not begin until rebels ended their campaign. 

No specific details of the "temporary and experimental" ceasefire have been
agreed yet, Mr Restrepo said. 

The sides are engaged in a sixth round of talks in the Cuban capital,
Havana. 

The ELN proposed the ceasefire agreement on Monday, saying it was ready to
begin temporary disarmament in an effort to create a viable atmosphere for
peace. 

'Guarantees' 

Now the government of President Alvaro Uribe appears to have agreed to the
proposal, under strict conditions. 

"We accept the proposal that the ceasefire be experimental and temporary,"
Mr Restrepo said. 



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