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Colombia's biggest guerrilla agrees to ceasefire at talks in Cuba

9 June

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Colombia's government and the country's largest remaining guerrilla force, the National Liberation Army (ELN), declared on Friday a ceasefire agreement in talks held in Cuba.

The ceremony was attended by Colombian President Gustavo Petro, guerrilla commander Antonio Garcia, and Cuban officials. The ceasefire will be implemented in phases and will take full effect in August.

"The promise is that on May 25, 2025, the decades-long war between the ELN and the Colombian State will definitively end," President Petro said.

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