President Gustavo Petro has not made a direct claim to the ELN, but he did call for consultations “at the table” for dialogue, after the death of 9 soldiers in an ambush in Catatumbo.
News Colombia.
After an “attack with explosives” that occurred early Wednesday morning in El Carmen, Catatumbo, a rural area of Norte de Santander and with serious public order problems, nine soldiers died, including soldiers and non-commissioned officers, and nine were injured.
It was an ambush at the military base in that region.
This already generates strong criticism, due to the commitment of Paz Total and dialogues with the ELN, if this group was the author of these deaths.
President Petro and dialogues with the ELN after the attack
Situation that led President Gustavo Petro to pronounce himself, initially he stated that he repudiated the “attack on the Army platoon in Catatumbo, 7 soldiers who were doing their military service and 2 non-commissioned officers, soldiers of the Nation and the government of change, assassinated by those who today They are absolutely far from peace and from the people.
Later it was learned that the number of soldiers who were victims of the attack had increased, with 9 deaths and others wounded.
After that, Petro posted on his Twitter again, this time linked to the dialogues with the ELN, “I have called for a consultation with the government delegation at the ELN table, guarantor and accompanying countries. A peace process must be serious and responsible with the Colombian society”, he said.
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
