(12 Aug 2022) RESTRICTION SUMMARY:
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Havana - 11 August 2022
1. Various of Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez and Colombian Foreign Minister Alvaro Leyva approaching microphones and speaking
2. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Alvaro Leyva, Colombian Foreign Affairs Minister:
"We aspire to resume dialogue with the National Liberation Army ELN, in this land of peace, in order to begin with the path proposed by President Gustavo Francisco Petro Urrego to reach total peace."
3. Leyva speaking
4. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Alvaro Leyva, Colombian Foreign Affairs Minister:
"Colombia rejects the 'sponsor of terrorism' qualification, which has been used to deny its commitment to peace in Colombia and the world. We are here precisely because of the opposite."
5. Ministers at news conference
6. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Bruno Rodriguez, Cuban Foreign Affairs Minister:
"I wish to thank Foreign Minister Leyva for his statement and his call to put an end to the illegitimate designation of Cuba as a state sponsor of terrorism."
7. Leyva reading statement
8. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Bruno Rodriguez, Cuban Foreign Affairs Minister:
"We will continue to support and contribute jointly with the Kingdom of Norway on the implementation of the (peace) agreement with the FARC-EP (Revolutionary Forces of Colombia People's Army), and as for the negotiations with the ELN, we see an opportunity to resume dialogue and move towards peace in the way the parties decide."
9. Colombian government delegation to establish contact with ELN standing
10. Various of ministers shaking hands and leaving room
11. Delegation, ministers and Cuban officials leaving
STORYLINE:
Colombia's government announced on Thursday its intention to resume peace talks with the National Liberation Army (ELN), which had been suspended for more than four years.
Foreign Minister Álvaro Leyva headed his country's delegation in Havana to initiate contacts with ELN representatives.
Leyva said that Colombia rejected "the 'sponsor of terrorism' qualification, which has been used to deny its commitment to peace in Colombia and the world. We are here precisely because of the opposite."
President Gustavo Petro has pushed for the talks to resume with the rebel group since he was elected into his role.
The latest peace talks with the ELN began in 2017 and took place in Quito and then Havana.
However, the Colombian government suspended the talks in early 2018 following an attack by the guerrilla group on police officers.
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