Colombia's president suspends peace talks with ELN rebels

FILE PHOTO: Colombian President Gustavo Petro speaks at the opening of the 16th United Nations Biodiversity Summit in Cali, Colombia October 20, 2024. REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez/File Photo

BOGOTA (Reuters) -Colombian President Gustavo Petro suspended peace talks with the leftist National Liberation Army (ELN), on Friday, after accusing the group of committing a war crime in the Catatumbo region.

"The dialogue process with this group is suspended, the ELN has no will for peace", Petro said on X.