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Weekly Report - 25 September 2014 (WR-14-38)
COLOMBIA: Farc demands clarification of paramilitary role
“Without the end of paramilitarism and without the elucidation of its origin and responsibilities the end of the conflict will be uncertain.” This message from ‘Iván Márquez’ (Luciano Marín Arango), the head of the negotiating team of the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (Farc) in Cuba, marked the start of the 29th round of peace talks with the Colombian government on 23 September.
- Gearing up for the second round in Brazil
- ARGENTINA: Imports dry up as economic gloom deepens
- TRACKING TRENDS
- ECUADOR: Correa faces down protests
- COLOMBIA: Farc demands clarification of paramilitary role
- BOLIVIA: Falling short on another pledge
- BOLIVIA: Mixed response to drug record
- VENEZUELA: The MUD switches direction again
- TRACKING TRENDS
- MEXICO: Peña Nieto seeks to raise Mexico’s global profile
- TRACKING TRENDS
- EL SALVADOR: Flores earns dubious accolade
- GUATEMALA: At odds with the US
- TRACKING TRENDS
- Peru seeks to crack down on illegal logging
- Quotes of the week