BOGOTA, (Reuters) – Colombia’s government and leftist FARC rebels have signed an agreement to begin peace talks during a meeting in Cuba, regional media network Telesur reported today.
The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, known as the FARC, have fought successive governments for almost half a century.
The government today denied the Telesur report.
Rumors have been rife for months that a deal with the FARC was on the cards. Former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe has been active on his Twitter account detailing the talks.
