COLOMBIA

Cease-fire between Colombian Government and ELN expires

Published on: August 3, 2024
11:42

Bogota, Aug 3 (Prensa Latina) The ceasefire decreed between the Colombian Government and the National Liberation Army (ELN) expires today amid growing demands from several sectors for the parties to resume the currently frozen talks.

Petro: A foreign government cannot decide who leads Venezuela

Published on: August 1, 2024
14:30

Bogota, Aug 1 (Prensa Latina) The president of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, commented on his social network X that it is not up to a foreign government to decide who is the president of Venezuela.

Forty-six US congress people demand Cuba’s removal from SSOT list

Published on: August 1, 2024
12:46

Washington, Aug 1 (Prensa Latina) Forty-six congress people from the United States urged President Joe Biden to reverse Cuba's designation as a sponsor of terrorism, and acknowledged its role in the peace accords in Colombia.

Colombia holds 1st Meeting of Peace Processes in Latin America

Published on: July 31, 2024
09:26

Bogota, Jul 31 (Prensa Latina) The 1st International Meeting of Peace Processes in Latin America and the Caribbean, co-organized by the Mexican Embassy in Colombia and the Autonomous University of Guerrero, takes place in this capital on Wednesday.

Colombia: EMC chiefs to return to talks after detention

Published on: July 24, 2024
14:18

Bogota, Jul 24 (Prensa Latina) The head of the Colombian government delegation in talks with members of the Central General Staff (EMC), Camilo Gonzalez, revealed today that five of the guerrillas of that group arrested yesterday were released and will return to the negotiation table.

Colombia and Jamaica seek to strengthen bilateral relations

Published on: July 24, 2024
10:06

Bogota, Jul 24 (Prensa Latina) The 9th Neighborhood Commission between Colombia and Jamaica is holding its second session, on Wednesday, focused on strengthening the integration and agreement processes.

Colombia reactivates three-way mechanism against human trafficking

Published on: July 24, 2024
09:41

Bogota, Jul 24 (Prensa Latina) The Amazon Triple Border Roundtable for the fight against human trafficking and sexual exploitation, formed by Colombia, Brazil, and Peru, will be reactivated today in Leticia, a thousand kilometers south of this capital.

Pacto Historico will seek the creation of a unitary organization

Published on: July 24, 2024
08:09

Bogota, 23 Jul (Prensa Latina)The political coalition Pacto Histórico de Colombia agreed to promote the constitution of a unitary organization where the parties and movements that comprise it and other groups committed to the agenda of changes will converge, according to a statement released today by the association.

Colombia reports five injured soldiers due to clashes

Published on: July 22, 2024
12:43

Bogota, Jul 22 (Prensa Latina) The latest clashes between the Army and dissident groups of the extinct Colombia’s Revolutionary Armed Forces reported five injured soldiers in the southwestern area known as Micay Canyon.

Colombian President to lead Independence Day celebrations

Published on: July 20, 2024
11:28

Bogota, Jul 20 (Prensa Latina) The President of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, will lead the celebration of the National Independence Day and install the ordinary sessions of the Congress of the Republic.

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