Ecuador says hosted talks between Colombia gov't, ELN rebels
Ecuador says hosted talks between Colombia gov't, ELN rebels
Source: Reuters - Wed, 13 May 2015 23:28 GMT
By Alexandra Valencia
QUITO, May 13 (Reuters) - Ecuador said on Wednesday it hosted meetings between representatives of Colombia's government and the leftist National Liberation Army (ELN) rebels it has been fighting for 50 years, which aim to start peace negotiations.
Neighboring Colombia has been negotiating with the larger FARC rebel movement for more than two years and completed most of the talks agenda. It announced last June it was also seeking to draw the ELN into separate peace talks, a possibility that appears to be gaining momentum.
Ecuador's President Rafael Correa did not disclose where and when the preliminary talks between Colombian authorities and the ELN took place, but said his country remained willing to assist again if required.
Colombian "President (Juan Manuel) Santos asked us, discreetly, confidentially, if we could help with facilities for discussions with the ELN and this was done," Correa said in a meeting with foreign correspondents.
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