Latinnews Daily - 8 March 2004

The heads of the Autodefensas Unidas de Colombia have requested talks with President Alvaro Uribe to safeguard the peace process between the paramilitaries and the government. The government admitted last week that the deal signed last July was in danger of collapsing due to the AUC's refusal to concentrate in pre-established areas where their compliance with the ceasefire can be monitored.