INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The Colombian Government and the National Liberation Army (ELN) guerrilla group agreed on a six-month nationwide ceasefire in Havana today,
temporary bilateral ceasefire across Colombia.Colombian government and ELN guerrillas reach a six-month peace agreement
(Phot Internet reproduction)Both parties have pledged to suspend offensive operations starting July 6, leading up to a full 180-day halt in
hostilities from August 3.Additionally, the agreement includes holding a Fourth Cycle of the Dialogue Table in Venezuela between August 14
and September 4, during which the implementation of the Cuba Agreements will be reviewed.The pact also provides for the establishment of a
National Participation Committee, set to convene starting July 25.Other elements of the agreement include setting up a communication channel
between the two parties, drafting pending protocols, initiating educational activities, and implementing mechanisms to monitor and verify
in Cuba to partake in the conclusion of the Third Cycle of the Dialogue Table, a process that had been ongoing for 35 days.Petro emphasized
the Government and the ELN had earlier agreed to a timeline that sets May 2025 as the target to have inked the first three of the six points
before moving to Cuba when the Ecuadorian government withdrew from the process.The negotiations were suspended in January 2019 by then
round with the ELN in Mexico last February, and the third round has been ongoing in Havana since May 2.Cuba hosted the 2016 signing of a
peace and political reintegration agreement between the Santos government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) following
extensive negotiations in the Cuban capital.News Colombia, English news Colombia, ELN Colombia, political news Colombia, peace process
Colombia, Colombian government and ELN guerrillas reach a six-month peace agreement
