Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos speaks to the media at the Narino Presidential house in Bogota on Aug. 27. John Vizcaino/REUTERS
Peace Talks With FARC To Begin Next Month, Says Colombia's Santos -- Christian Science Monitor
The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia has been at odds with the Colombian government since the mid-1960s. Santos says 'there's no doubt it's time to turn the page.'
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said on Tuesday peace talks with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) guerrillas would start in Oslo in the first half of October before moving to Havana.
There would be no ceasefire, he added in a televised national address, during the latest attempt to end the South American nation's five-decade conflict.
"I ask the Colombian people for patience and strength," Santos said. "There's no doubt it's time to turn the page."
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