哥倫比亞政府與反政府武裝展開新一輪和談

Colombia's president says he has begun negotiations with the country's main rebel group to bring an end to nearly five decades of war.

Juan Manuel Santos announced the peace talks with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, better known as FARC, during a nationally televised address Monday. News outlets reported earlier Monday that the the two sides had agreed to begin holding talks in Oslo, Norway, in October.

Mr. Santos says the negotiations must lead to a peace deal and that military operations will continue during the talks. He also mentioned that Colombia's second-biggest rebel group, the National Liberation Army, or ELN, has expressed a desire to participate in the negotiations.

FARC has yet to react to the Santos announcement.

The last negotiations between the government and FARC collapsed in 2002, as the guerillas increased their ranks and turned to drug trafficking.哥倫比亞總統桑托斯說，他已經開始與主要反政府武裝組織“哥倫比亞革命武裝力量”展開談判，爭取結束持續將近50年的內戰。

桑托斯星期一發表全國電視講話，宣佈與哥倫比亞革命武裝力量展開和平談判。媒體星期一早些時候說，雙方同意今年10月在挪威首都奧斯陸舉行會談。

桑托斯說，談判必須達成一項和平協議，而軍事行動在談判期間將繼續進行。桑托斯還說，哥倫比亞第二大反政府武裝“民族解放軍”表示了參加談判的意願。

哥倫比亞革命武裝力量還沒有對桑托斯的宣佈做出反應。

哥倫比亞政府與哥倫比亞革命武裝力量的上次談判在2002年破裂，當時遊擊組織哥倫比亞革命武裝力量擴充人員，並開始從事毒品走私活動。