Colombia: the main dissident group of Farc proposes a ceasefire

The most powerful splinter group of the former Farc guerrillas has offered a ceasefire to Colombia's president-elect, Gustavo Petro, to find a "

" to the conflict, according to a letter leaked on Wednesday (August 3rd).

This letter dated July 31 was published on Wednesday by several media, with a video showing about twenty men and women in camouflage uniforms and armed with rifles.

Find “a political solution”

The group, known as the "

" and which had refused the peace agreement signed in 2016 between the Farc and the Colombian government, proposes to create "

" with the new executive a "

”.

This agreement would make it possible to find "

", says the letter.

Outgoing Colombian President Iván Duque announced on July 15 that the army had killed the leader of this dissident Farc group, Nestor Vera, alias “

”.

Gustavo Petro, an ex-guerrilla and former senator who will succeed Iván Duque on Sunday, has affirmed his intention to achieve "

" with all the armed groups still active in Colombia.

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With around 2,000 members, the “

” is the most important dissident FARC group in Colombia, according to the Indepaz study centre.

It is especially active in the Amazon rainforest and along the border with Venezuela.

The National Liberation Army (ELN), which has some 2,500 members, has also expressed its intention to negotiate with Gustavo Petro.