Tag: Colombia

• Tuesday, September 3rd 2013 - 23:53 UTC

  Colombia/FARC peace talks at a ‘critical’ stage says government negotiator

  

  Colombia's peace talks with Marxist FARC rebels have reached a “critical” stage, with discussions over the next couple of months a key gauge of whether an end to five decades of war is likely or not, government negotiator Sergio Jaramillo said on Tuesday.

• Tuesday, September 3rd 2013 - 01:49 UTC

  President Santos prepares for the last leg of his four year mandate

  

  The Colombian ministerial cabinet presented on Monday a protocol resignation to President Juan Manuel Santos so that the leader can make the necessary changes as his administration prepares for the last year of his mandate, according to Palacio Nariño sources.

• Tuesday, September 3rd 2013 - 01:42 UTC

  Colombia government warns effective peace conditions with FARC could take ten years

  

  The head of the Colombian negotiation team Humberto de la Calle cautioned on Monday that in case a definitive agreement is reached with the FARC rebel forces, (Colombian Revolutionary Armed Forces), peace could reach ten years after the ratification of the accord.

• Saturday, August 31st 2013 - 17:46 UTC

  Santos orders troops to patrol Bogotá as farm-protest reaches the capital

  

  President Juan Manuel Santos ordered troops to patrol Bogota and Colombia's highways on Friday, after violent protests in support of striking farmworkers left two dead.

• Thursday, August 29th 2013 - 23:54 UTC

  Falklands’ Noble Energy exploring for oil in disputed Caribbean waters supported by Nicaragua

  

  On 17 July, Nicaragua announced that US-based Noble Energy would invest 30 million dollars in drilling two offshore wells in the Caribbean—launching Nicaragua's first-ever oil exploration.

• Thursday, August 29th 2013 - 01:02 UTC

  Unasur summit will formally receive Paraguay at its summit in Suriname

  

  Unasur leaders will welcome Paraguay’s return to the group and will honour the memory of deceased Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez during this week’s summit in Suriname that will be taking the chair of the group from Peru.

• Wednesday, August 28th 2013 - 01:11 UTC

  Santos prepared to talk with FARC leader Timochenko to accelerate peace talks

  

  Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has confirmed that he would consider meeting FARC rebel leader Timochenko to accelerate talks aimed at ending 50 years of conflict but warned the nation will continue at war if Colombians reject what is agreed at the negotiating table.

• Monday, August 26th 2013 - 02:00 UTC

  Colombia and FARC resume peace negotiations; 13 soldiers killed by the guerrilla

  

  Colombia’s government announced that peace talks with the country’s largest guerrilla organization FARC were resuming despite the insurgents killed 13 soldiers Saturday in an ambush. The chief government negotiator said both sides would be back at the table on Monday morning in Havana where the negotiations are taking place.

• Tuesday, August 13th 2013 - 02:22 UTC

  Kerry calls Colombia a ‘success story’ and promised strong support for peace talks

  

  Secretary of State John Kerry promised strong US backing for peace talks aimed at ending Colombia's half century of conflict, calling the country a success story in a world where many states have failed or are failing.

• Friday, August 9th 2013 - 04:41 UTC

  Santos warns FARC if peace talks collapse they will end in “the grave or in prison”

  

  Colombia's FARC rebel leaders negotiating peace with the government must return to the jungle and end their days on the battlefield or in prison if talks under way in Cuba collapse, warned President Juan Manuel Santos.