Moving towards a temporary ceasefire between the Colombian government and the ELN

The Colombian government and the armed group National Liberation Army (ELN) have agreed on a ceasefire protocol.

Colombian President Gustavo Petro (left) and ELN Commander Antonio Garcia (right) sign a bilateral ceasefire agreement on June 9. (Source: AP)

Recently, the Colombian Government and the armed group National Liberation Army (ELN) announced nine Protocols agreeing to comply with the Social Participation Process for Peacebuilding and Bilateral, Nationwide and Temporary Ceasefire (CFBNT).

On July 15, in Havana, Cuba, the ELN delegation announced that it had agreed on the role of the Peace Dialogue Table in accordance with the CFBNT Agreement.

The protocol also complements the monitoring and verification mechanism for the bilateral ceasefire. The Colombian Government and the ELN have defined the role of the Catholic Church in monitoring; the social monitoring and humanitarian protection mechanism within the framework of the Ceasefire Agreement; the evaluation, extension or suspension of the CFBNT Agreement, as well as the security of the members of the verification mechanism.

In addition, the Colombian Government and the ELN also agreed on security protocols for the guerrillas and their locations within the framework of the ceasefire agreement; communications, methods and related protocols of the CFBNT agreement.

The parties agreed and signed a glossary establishing common conceptual understandings of the aforementioned ceasefire, and adopted the Rules of Procedure and Work Plan of the National Participation Committee, setting the date of establishment of the new Committee as August 3 in Bogota, Colombia.

The bilateral, nationwide and temporary ceasefire will be fully effective for 189 days from August 3.

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