The delegation of the National Liberation Army (ELN) guerrilla arrived in Caracas this Saturday to meet with the representation of the Government of Colombia, for the first time since the end of May, and try to direct peace negotiations that are stalled.
According to a statement from the ELN, the delegation and its ‘peace agency’ attend the meeting – which is expected for this weekend – “in the attempt to review and analyze” the situation in Colombia, as well as the “crisis factors.” that the dialogue table is currently experiencing and begin to look for solutions” that will allow progress in the “construction of a political solution to the conflict.”
The causes of the conflict
The insurgency, which points out that it agreed to this meeting at the request of various sectors of Colombian society, assures that this solution can be achieved when “the causes of the conflict begin to be treated and the necessary transformations required by the country are agreed upon, in order to overcome the conflict.” armed, as expressed in the Mexico Agreement, signed in March 2023.”
The delegation of the Government of President Gustavo Petro also reported this Friday of his trip to Venezuela, where, on May 26, the parties announced the signing of the agreement on citizen participation in the construction of peace, the first of the six points on the agenda, despite the fact that the negotiations were going through a new crisis .
