'Here ends a phase of armed insurgency in Latin America,' Petro told participants at the closing ceremony in Havana. The ceasefire announcement is good news for the embattled Colombian president Gustavo Petro, who is facing allegations at home of financial irregularities in his election campaign, threatening other aspects of his planned political and social reforms. of the national and temporary bilateral ceasefire will begin with the full application of the protocols and the full operation of the monitoring and verification mechanism,' Rodriguez said.Ī fourth cycle of peace talks will take place in Venezuela between Aug. 3 and last 180 days, are due to begin immediately, said Cuba´s foreign minister Bruno Rodriguez, speaking on behalf of the participants.

Preparations for the ceasefire, which will come into full force on Aug. HAVANA, June 9 (Reuters) - Colombia's government and the left-wing ELN guerrilla group declared a bilateral ceasefire on Friday, as a third cycle of peace talks closed in Havana.

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