Colombia's High Commissioner for Peace Luis Carlos Restrepo said Sunday that the first step has been taken toward achieving a direct dialogue with the rebel Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
"Evidently the government has started to take the first step and we have set a schedule for conducting the dialogue," Restrepo told local radio station Radio Caracol.
He added that once FARC's will to have direct dialogue with the government is confirmed, they would launch the plan for promoting peace.
Established in the 1960s, FARC is the largest anti-government guerrilla group in Colombia. Colombian President Alvaro Uribe has made clear his determination to destroy the group.
On July 2, Colombian army rescued 15 hostages held by FARC, including former presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt, three U.S. advisers and 11 Colombian soldiers in an "unprecedented" operation in the southern Colombian province of Guaviare.
Source:Xinhua
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