Colombia's Armed Group 'Comuneros del Sur' First to Disarm in Total Peace Process

Colombia's Armed Group 'Comuneros del Sur' First to Disarm in Total Peace Process

Colombian president Gustavo Petro (L) hugs comissionate for peace Otty Patino (R) during an event in the city of Pasto, announcing the destruction of war materials and incorporation in crop sustitution programs of the 'Comunueros del Sur' an ELN dissident group based in Narino, Colombia, on April 5, 2025. Photo by: Camilo Erasso/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Territorial Peace Construction between ELN and the Colombian Government

Territorial Peace Construction between ELN and the Colombian Government

Colombia's high commissioner for peace, Otty Patino talks to the press during an event between members of the 'Comuneros del Sur´front of the ELN (National Liberation Army) and the Colombian Government, in Pasto, Colombia, July 19, 2024. Photo by: Camilo Erasso/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Joint Declaration Between Government and ELN on Peace Process Progress

Joint Declaration Between Government and ELN on Peace Process Progress

The chief negotiator of the National Liberation Army (ELN) guerrilla group, Israel Ramirez Pineda, also known as Pablo Beltran (L) and the Colombian government chief negotiator Otty Patino during a joint declaration on the progress of the peace process between the Colombian government and the National Liberation Army, at the United Nations building in Bogota, Colombia, October 10, 2023. Photo by: Chepa Beltran/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Joint Declaration Between Government and ELN on Peace Process Progress

Joint Declaration Between Government and ELN on Peace Process Progress

The Colombian government chief Negotiator Otty Patino during a joint declaration on the progress of the peace process between the Colombian government and the National Liberation Army, at the United Nations building in Bogota, Colombia, October 10, 2023. Photo by: Chepa Beltran/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Joint Declaration Between Government and ELN on Peace Process Progress

Joint Declaration Between Government and ELN on Peace Process Progress

The Colombian government chief Negotiator Otty Patino during a joint declaration on the progress of the peace process between the Colombian government and the National Liberation Army, at the United Nations building in Bogota, Colombia, October 10, 2023. Photo by: Chepa Beltran/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Joint Declaration Between Government and ELN on Peace Process Progress

Joint Declaration Between Government and ELN on Peace Process Progress

The chief negotiator of the National Liberation Army (ELN) guerrilla group, Israel Ramirez Pineda, also known as Pablo Beltran (L) and the Colombian government chief negotiator Otty Patino during a joint declaration on the progress of the peace process between the Colombian government and the National Liberation Army, at the United Nations building in Bogota, Colombia, October 10, 2023. Photo by: Chepa Beltran/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM