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Weekly Report - 05 July 2018 (WR-18-26)

COLOMBIA: ELN peace talks face difficulties

Representatives of the Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN) guerrilla group and the Colombian government began a new round of peace talks in Cuba on 2 July. Making progress will be difficult. Each phase of the talks (this is the sixth round) has lasted five weeks, meaning that this one will overlap with the presidential transition on 7 August, when Iván Duque will succeed Juan Manuel Santos as head of state. Duque is widely seen as wanting to drive a tougher deal in any peace settlement.

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