Sunday, 18 November, 2001. BBC
News Online
Colombia's chief peace negotiator, Camilo Gomez, has arrived in Cuba for
talks on Sunday with the country's second largest rebel group, the National
Liberation Army, ELN.
The Colombian government says it is optimistic that progress can be made and
the peace process put back on track.
Negotiations were suspended in August after the two sides failed to agree
plans to set up a demilitarised zone similar to the one agreed with the
country's largest rebel group, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, Farc.
The BBC correspondent in Colombia says with the suspension of peace talks with
the Farc, President Andres Pastrana has now turned to the ELN to see if he can
make progress there before his administration ends next August.
From the newsroom of the BBC World Service | 
