(Fernando Vergara/Associated Press)BOGOTA, Colombia — The top commander of Latin America’s oldest rebel army said Friday he hopes that President-elect Donald Trump will continue strong U.S support for ending Colombia’s half-century conflict that past administrations helped fuel. But he said that President Barack Obama had helped turn a page toward reconciliation by naming a special envoy to take part in the peace talks. Colombia was barely mentioned in the U.S. presidential campaign, but the peace process has a lot riding on the next presidency. FARC leaders such as Timochenko still face potential arrest when they travel outside Colombia because of U.S. arrest warrants on drug-trafficking charges. Thousands of leftist activists and former guerrillas were slain following a peace process in the 1980s that collapsed in bloodshed.

Source: Washington Post November 25, 2016 16:32 UTC