From: "Stasi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [Peoples War] Colombia: ELN Peace Talks Resume - BBC Sunday, 25 November, 2001, 10:10 GMT Colombian peace talks resume ===================== http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/americas/newsid_1673000/1673800.stm The Colombian government and the country's second-largest guerrilla group, the National Liberation Army, ELN, have agreed to resume peace talks by signing what they describe as an "Accord for Colombia". The accord was signed in the Cuban capital, Havana, in the presence of representatives from Cuba, Spain, France, Norway and Switzerland. It includes a commitment for the two sides to meet on 12 December for possible cease-fire negotiations. The move follows consultations between the Colombian peace commissioner, Camilo Gomez, and ELN representatives in Cuba earlier this week. Negotiations between the two sides were suspended in August by President Andres Pastrana, who said the rebels had no real desire to start a peace process. The ELN rejected the allegation and accused the government of siding with ultra right-wing paramilitary forces. The government says negotiations with the largest rebel group, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, FARC, will also resume. >From the newsroom of the BBC World Service
