The second cycle of negotiations begins in Mexico between the Government of Colombia and the ELN

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(CNN Spanish) --

Representatives of the Government of Colombian President Gustavo Petro, and the guerrilla group the National Liberation Army (ELN) met on Monday in Mexico City to start a new round of negotiations, where both parties they will try to reach agreements in the construction of peace in that country.

“Our peace talks table is an instrument of the change mandate whose agenda seeks to find transformations and put an end to the armed conflict.

It advances facing the difficulties inherited from the old regime, but with the determination to achieve a comprehensive and lasting peace”, said Pablo Beltrán, head of the ELN delegation.

What will the government and the ELN negotiate now?

According to the agenda, in this second cycle of negotiations of the peace talks table in Colombia, the participation of society in the construction of peace will be discussed.

It is even possible that the two sides will discuss a bilateral ceasefire during the talks.

"Here it is necessary to emphasize that the important thing is to generate a climate of security, serenity, freedom and autonomy in the communities, especially in the ethnic communities that have been the most affected by the abandonment of the State," said Otto Patiño, head of Colombian government delegation.

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Mexico, which acts as a guarantor country at the request of the parties, hopes that there will be a dialogue and that agreements can be reached to end the armed conflict in Colombia.

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“Today is a historic date towards reconciliation and the construction of peace in Colombia.

It matters to all the peoples of the world and especially to us, the Mexican people, because Colombia is a brother country”, said the Secretary of Foreign Relations of Mexico, Marcelo Ebrard.

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