Farc peace talks slated for next month

Peace talks: Fresh start hoped in Colombia situation

AFP

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Gareth Chetwynd

 05 September 2012 15:32 GMT

Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos and Colombia’s biggest rebel group, the Farc, have agreed to peace talks, beginning in Oslo next month.

The talks, first announced by President Santos last week, and now confirmed by the Farc, came as a surprise to many Colombians.

But oil sector insiders say the increase in attacks in facilities and personnel in recent months could, with hindsight, be seen as a show of strength in the build up to a new peace process aimed at ending a 48-year old conflict.

By taking the talks overseas and dispensing with the ceasefire requirement Santos is keen to avoid a repeat of an aborted peace process, when the FARC were given virtual…

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