BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia's ELN rebels said on Monday that President Ivan Duque's conditions for the continuation of peace talks, including that the guerrillas release all hostages, were "unacceptable", but that they intended to free captives anyway.
Duque, who took office last month, has said the group must free a total of 19 hostages before peace talks begun by his predecessor in 2017 can resume. He said at his Aug. 7 inauguration he would take 30 days to evaluate whether to continue the negotiations, but has yet to announce a final decision.
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