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Government representatives and members of the Colombian National Liberation Army (ELN) pose for a photo at the inauguration of the third cycle of peace negotiations between the guerrilla group and the Colombian government in Havana, Cuba, Tuesday, May 2, 2023
COLOMBIAN rebel leader Pablo Beltran said on Monday that peace talks between his National Liberation Army (ELN) and the government have been put “on pause” due to remarks made last week by President Gustavo Petro.
Mr Petro questioned whether members of the rebel group’s delegation in Cuba could effectively control the actions of their own commanders on the battlefield.
He also said that the younger leaders of the group were motivated not by political goals, but by drug-trafficking profits.
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