President Gustavo Petro announced that he has called for a consultation with the government delegation that is negotiating with the ELN, after the attack on Wednesday against an Army unit in the Catatumbo region that left nine soldiers dead.
(The number of soldiers killed in the attack in Catatumbo rises to nine).
“I have summoned the government delegation to the ELN table, guarantor and accompanying countries for consultation. A peace process must be serious and responsible with Colombian society.” announced the president in a message on his Twitter account.
I have summoned the government delegation to the ELN table, guarantor and accompanying countries for consultation. A peace process must be serious and responsible with Colombian society.
— Gustavo Petro (@petrogustavo) March 29, 2023
The attack was perpetrated by the ELN -according to the Army- in Guamalito, a corregimiento of the municipality of El Carmen, in the department of Norte de Santander, against soldiers of the Special Energy and Road Battalion No. 10when the military were ambushed with explosives and rifle shots.
EFE
