World IN BRIEF : COLOMBIA : Guerrilla Leader Seeks Peace Talks
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Leftist rebels whose recent offensives have led to hundreds of deaths expressed a willingness to negotiate a cease-fire with the government of President Cesar Gaviria. The offer was made by Alfonso Cano of the Revolutionary Armed Forces, one of two guerrilla groups that have failed to join three others in laying down their arms after years of battling the government. Cano said his forces as well as the National Liberation Army were willing to join a national convention to rewrite Colombia’s constitution.
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