Nicaragua's Farc offer rebuffed

Daniel Ortega was leader of a left-wing rebel group in Nicaragua
An offer by Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega to hold talks with Colombia's Farc guerrillas has been rejected by the government in Bogota.

Earlier this week the leftist rebels issued a statement inviting Mr Ortega to meet them. He replied that he was prepared to talk to his "brothers".

(more): http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7512998.stm

By sloopskipper on Jul 18, 2008, 05:52 in Politics & the war.

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