(Colombia Reports) Peace talks between Colombia’s government and rebel group FARC recommenced on Tuesday for the 10th round of discussions to address the second point on the agenda; post-conflict participation of FARC rebels in politics.
A disagreement has already emerged on the negotiating table, as a request by the FARC’s head representative, Ivan Marquez, to postpone the 2014 election by one year was rejected by the government negotiating team.
“Let us open a national debate on the urgency and the desirability of postponing the electoral timetable by a year,” Marquez told press. Read full story at Colombia Reports