Santos: we are working for a verifiable ceasefire with the ELN

The President Juan Manuel Santos in the middle of his speech at the installation of the new Congress of the Republic, said that he will try in the last days of his government's rule. to advance as much as possible in the peace negotiation with the ELN guerrilla

Santos revealed that the Government negotiating team in Havana, Cuba, intends to consolidate a cease-fire verifiable and a framework agreement on agenda issues

The President said that next week will be the key to adjusting some aspects of the negotiation with the ELN guerrilla, in order to give the Colombians good news before August 7 when ends its term

"The process with ELN, meanwhile, with which we seek a total peace, is still in Havana, even today we are doing attempts to be able to deliver to the next goby Not a verifiable ceasefire and a framework agreement on other issues on the agenda, if we fail to train them before August 7, will be very advanced " says Santos.

He said he had asked the ELN guerrilla to give priority to the desire to achieve the ultimate goal of a solid peace.

" We hope, God willing, that the government and the members of the latter fears guerrilla warfare, so that is completely eradicated from this long, very long leg of violence with political roots in our country ", Santos said:

Crimes against social leaders

On the issue of threats and killings of social leaders who have shaken the country, the president Juan Manuel Santos noted that challenges persist to continue to guarantee the safety of this population

.] "There are still other challenges which must be decisively resolved such as the badbadinations of social leaders, who wounded and wounded the whole country ", emphasized Santos.

" C & Is a good thing that rep s of all political aspects, without exception, signed the proclamation of the rejection of these murders " reiterated Santos.