Colombian peace talks back on track, say sponsor countries

Colombian Foreign Minister Maria Angela Holguin Cuellar addresses the United Nations Security Council at U.N. headquarters in New York January 25, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Segar

HAVANA (Reuters) - The two countries sponsoring Colombian peace talks said negotiations were back on track on Wednesday after they were thrown into disarray last week when rebel negotiators appeared in public escorted by armed and uniformed guerrillas.

"An agreement has been reached to overcome recent difficulties and normalise the conversations between the parties at the table in Havana," said the statement read by representatives of Cuba and Norway, the so-called guarantors of the Colombian talks.