Colombia Agrees to Cease-Fire With Nation’s Oldest Guerrilla Group
- Several previous attempts to reach peace with ELN failed
- Revolutionary group often attacks oil infrastructure
Gustavo Petro and Antonio Garcia shake hands in front of Miguel Diaz-Canel in Havana on June 9.
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Colombia’s government agreed a cease-fire with the nation’s oldest guerrilla group, as the two sides meet in Cuba seeking a deal to end six decades of fighting.
President Gustavo Petro announced the agreement with the the National Liberation Army, or ELN, at a ceremony in Havana. ELN leader Antonio García and Cuba’s President Miguel Díaz-Canel also attended the event.