Colombia’s government and the country’s largest remaining guerrilla group agreed Friday to a six-month ceasefire at talks in Cuba, the latest attempt to resolve a conflict dating back to the 1960s.
The government and the National Liberation Army, or ELN, announced the accord at a ceremony in Havana attended by Colombian President Gustavo Petro, top guerrilla commander Antonio García and Cuban officials.
The ceasefire takes effect in phases and goes fully into effect in August and then lasts for six months.
“This effort to look for peace is a light of hope that conflicts can be solved politically and diplomatically,” top rebel negotiator Pablo Beltrán
