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There was a first round of talks last year in Caracas to end the guerrillas' part in almost six decades of war. The turn on the cease-fire came after the ELN said that it did not agree with it. The government blamed a…

Colombia declared and then lifted a bilateral ceasefire with the group last week after the ELN said it did not agree to the move. The government blamed a misunderstanding of the ELN's position for the face change. The two…

Petro, himself a guerrilla, has vowed to end the Andean nation's six-decade internal conflict, which has left at least 450,000 dead. His government held the first round of peace talks with the ELN in December. At the weekend…