Colombia to resume peace talks with ECG after temporary suspension
Al Jazeera
Colombia’s largest criminal group paused talks after President Gustavo Petro pledged to target its leader, Chiquito Malo.
Colombia’s government has announced it will resume peace talks with the powerful Gulf Clan, also known as the Gaitanist Self-Defence Forces (ECG), after the criminal group expressed concern about a recent deal with the United States.
Tuesday’s announcement addresses a temporary suspension the Gulf Clan announced earlier this month, in the wake of a meeting between Colombian President Gustavo Petro and his US counterpart, Donald Trump.
Faced with US pressure to crack down on drug cartels, Petro agreed to prioritise three “kingpins” his government considered “high-level targets”.
One of those targets was the leader of the Gulf Clan, Jobanis de Jesus Avila Villadiego, known as Chiquito Malo.
The Gulf Clan responded by pausing talks with the Petro government until it received clarity on the scope of the government’s actions.
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