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The openness of the Government of Colombia to dialogue with the ELN is recognized

( Spanish) — The Cuban Foreign Ministry published this Friday a statement by the High Commissioner for La Paz in Colombia in which it highlights that the Government of its country recognizes the legitimacy of the delegation of dialogues with the guerrillas of the National Liberation Army (ELN), in the search for of peace and that “all political and legal measures will be adopted that allow the resumption of talks with the ELN,” he adds.

The Colombian government delegation visiting the island is made up of the new Foreign Minister, Álvaro Leyva Durán, Senator Iván Cepeda Castro, and Iván Danilo Rueda, High Commissioner for Peace.

The declaration says: “We confirm that the ELN shares the will for peace of the Colombian government, which listens to the voices of multiple sectors of society, which from the territories and various instances are calling for a negotiated solution to the armed conflict.”

The Cuban statement expands that the ELN will take the necessary steps to resume the talks.

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