Colombia strikes ceasefire deal with main armed groups

By Agence France-Presse

Jan 03, 2023 12:03 am

Bogotá, Colombia: Colombia's government has agreed to a six-month ceasefire with the five largest armed groups still active after a 2016 peace pact failed to bring an end to violence in the conflict-riddled country.

President Gustavo Petro, Colombia's first-ever leftist president, who has said he wants 'total peace' in the country, announced the truce on Twitter.

A soldier stands guard in Cucuta, at the Colombian side of the Atanasio Girardot International Bridge -- formerly known as Tienditas bridge -- which connects with Urena in Venezuela, after the two countries officially reopened their shared land border, on Jan. 1, 2023 (January 2 in Manila). AFP PHOTO

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