The delegations of Colombia and the ELN ratified Venezuela, Norway and Cuba as guarantors of the peace talks, as well as the UN and the Colombian Episcopal Conference
The delegations of the Government of Colombia and the National Liberation Army (ELN), which are holding peace talks at the Humboldt Hotel in Caracas, issued a joint statement on Friday, November 25, in which both parties agreed to invite Brazil, Chile , Mexico, Germany, Sweden, Switzerland and Spain to consider the possibility of accompanying the process and reactivating the Group of Countries for accompaniment, support and cooperation.
The text also stipulates to initiate diplomatic approaches with the United States (USA) to find out if they are willing to be present at the peace talks through a special envoy, while ratifying Cuba, Norway and Venezuela as guarantor countries.
Both the ELN and the government delegation headed by Gustavo Petro decided to resume the point on the agenda that was established in 2016 and which deals with “dynamic humanitarian actions”, with which in the short term an advance of actions with processes is expected. of “humanitarian relief.”
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“For this, a mechanism of the Dialogue Table will be formed that will be accompanied by the Verification Mission of the United Nations and the Church,” says the letter, which does not explain what types of aid they intend to implement or in which areas.
A communications team was formed so that it can report on the progress of these talks, as well as ratifying the presence of the UN and the Colombian Episcopal Conference as accompanying parties.
In a week the Peace Talks Table between the Government and the ELN produced its first 3 agreements:
1. Guarantor and accompanying countries.
2. Agreement on humanitarian actions and dynamics.
3. Communications from the Peace Dialogues Table: pic.twitter.com/wEq2b1wuMO— Iván Cepeda Castro (@IvanCepedaCast) November 25, 2022
On Monday, November 21, the Colombian government and the guerrillas of the National Liberation Army (ELN) installed the dialogue table in Caracas, to restart the peace negotiation process after four years of being suspended.
One day later. They met both delegations in Caracas and assured that they view the dialogue process with “positive expectations.”
“We have positive expectations (…) we are going to make every effort to advance the changes in Colombia and, therefore, peace,” said Víctor Cubides, alias “Aureliano Carbonell”, a member of the ELN delegation in statements to Venezuelan Television (VTV).
With additional information from Swiss Info
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