Colombia, ELN Rebels Agree To Peace Talks: President

Colombia, ELN rebels agree to peace talks: president

DAVOS, Switzerland, , (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 18th Jan, 2017 ) - The Colombian government and the country's last active rebel group, the ELN, have reached a new agreement to launch formal peace talks, President Juan Manuel Santos said Wednesday.

"I can tell you we have come to an agreement" on launching talks, having settled a dispute about the release of a hostage by the leftist ELN, Santos said in an address in Davos, Switzerland during the World Economic Forum.