Colombian government, Segunda Marquetalia armed group begin peace talks – again
Segunda Marquetalia FARC dissident group leader, Ivan Marquez, delivers a speech during the inauguration of peace talks with Colombia n government in Caracas on 23 June The Segunda Marquetalia took up arms again three years after a 2016 peace deal, saying promises had not been kept.The Colombia n government and the Segunda Marquetalia armed group began peace talks on Monday, part of President Gustavo Petro's efforts to end 60 years of war in his country.
The head of the government's negotiating team Armando Novoa told Reuters earlier this month that Colombia hopes to sign and begin to implement a peace deal with the 1 751-member Segunda Marquetalia before Petro leaves office in just over two years.Novoa has said he hopes that the talks will move more quickly because some of Segunda Marquetalia's leadership participated in the FARC talks.
Segunda Marquetalia leader Luciano Marin, better known by his nom de guerre Ivan Marquez, said the group was willing to contribute to a joint goal of peace in Colombia.
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