BOGOTA — Colombia’s ELN guerrillas have freed a hostage and the government released two rebel prisoners in exchange, clearing the way for peace talks to begin next week. The government hopes talks with the one remaining active rebel group in Colombia will seal a "complete peace" to end Latin America’s last major armed conflict. What seemed impossible, we made possible," he said, vowing the ELN talks would lead to "complete peace". New hostage disputeDespite the hostage release, the negotiations look set to be tricky. Incidents involving ELN forces have kept tensions high in recent months.

Source: Viet Nam News February 03, 2017 04:28 UTC