FILE PHOTO: The fifth round of peace dialogues between Colombia's government and the National Liberation Army (ELN) is held in Mexico City, Mexico December 17, 2023. REUTERS/Daniel Becerril/File Photo
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombian leftist rebel group the National Liberation Army (ELN) has requested an extraordinary meeting with the government, saying peace talks were in a "critical state," sources from the government and the rebel group said.
President Gustavo Petro restarted talks with the ELN at the end of 2022 as part of his efforts to end Colombia's six-decade conflict, which killed at least 450,000 people, by inking peace or surrender deals with armed groups.
