Comunicado Conjunto 25 Mesa de Diálogos de Paz entre el Gobierno de la República de Colombia y el Ejército de Liberación Nacional - ELN.
- Country/entity
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Colombia
- Region
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Americas
- Agreement name
- Comunicado Conjunto 25 Mesa de Diálogos de Paz entre el Gobierno de la República de Colombia y el Ejército de Liberación Nacional - ELN.
- Date
- 3 May 2024
- Agreement status
- Multiparty signed/agreed
- Interim arrangement
- Yes
- Agreement/conflict level
- Intrastate/local conflict
- Stage
- Pre-negotiation/process
- Conflict nature
- Government/territory
- Peace process
- Colombia VII - Petro Peace Dialogues with ELN
- Parties
- Not signed, but the agreement lists the following parties: Government of Colombia and the ELN.
- Third parties
- -
- Description
- The delegations of the government of Colombia and the ELN expressed solidarity with the community of Santa Rosa following the murder of a prominent environmental activist and condemned the act as an attempt to frustrate the peace talks.
- Agreement document
- CO_240503_Comunicado_Conjunto_25_Mesa_de_Diálogos_de_Paz_EN (opens in new tab) | Download PDF
- Agreement document (original language)
- CO_240503_Comunicado Conjunto 25 Mesa de Diálogos de Paz (opens in new tab)
Local agreement properties
- Process type
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Formal structured process
- Rationale
- This agreement is part of the Petro administration 'total peace' approach to negotiations, which also has a strong local and territorial component.
- Is there a documented link to a national peace process?
- Yes
- Link to national process: articulated rationale
- This agreement is included in the government's repository of documents and makes references to the Table of Dialogues for Peace between the Government of the Republic of Colombia and the National Liberation Army - ELN.
- Name of Locale
- Santa Rosa del Sur, Bolivar
- Nature of Locale
- Smaller
- GPS Lat/Long (DD)
- 7.960000, -74.050000
- Participant type
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Central state actor
Local armed group
Local community/civilian group(s)/civil society organisations - Mediator, facilitator or similar
- Mediator or similar referred to
- Mediator (references)
- The agreement lists "guarantor countries, the accompanying countries, the UN and the Colombian Bishops' Conference" as having been present during the visit.
- Type of mediator/facilitator/similar
- Domestic religious organisation/leader or other elder International or transnational actor
Local issues
- Ritual/prayer and process (including use of scripture)
No specific mention.
- Grievance List
- In that area, last April 21, the renowned social and environmental leader Narciso Beleño was assassinated.In addition to condemning this assassination, the Dialogues Table pointed out that this act seeks to frustrate the peace process.During the visit, the delegations heard the testimonies of representatives of the community about the difficult situation being experienced, as well as concrete complaints about the presence and advance of paramilitary structures of the so-called Clan del Golfo that threaten the survival of the communities and the historical social organisations of the territory, seeking to control the Serranía de San Lucas and its inhabitants, as a geostrategic point to generate a cross-border corridor between Panama and Venezuela.The complaints received indicate that to date these structures already control 85% of this territory.Likewise, social leaders expressed concerns about fracking and environmental degradation, increased with the intensive entry of yellow machinery for gold extraction and the subjugation of informal mining.The economic blockade experienced by the communities in the territories of this region generates a silent displacement, due to the impossibility of the development of plans for a dignified life for the inhabitants.
- Cattle rustling/banditry
No specific mention.
- Social cover
No specific mention.
Source agreement
Communiqué to the general public
THE PEACE DIALOGUES TABLE BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT AND THE ELN
VISIT TO SOUTHERN BOLIVAR
As announced in communiqué N° 25, the Table of Dialogues for Peace between the Government of the Republic of Colombia and the National Liberation Army - ELN, today carried out a visit to the municipality of Santa Rosa del Sur, Bolivar.
In that area, last April 21, the renowned social and environmental leader Narciso Beleño was assassinated.
In addition to condemning this assassination, the Dialogues Table pointed out that this act seeks to frustrate the peace process.
During the visit, the delegations heard the testimonies of representatives of the community about the difficult situation being experienced, as well as concrete complaints about the presence and advance of paramilitary structures of the so-called Clan del Golfo that threaten the survival of the communities and the historical social organisations of the territory, seeking to control the Serranía de San Lucas and its inhabitants, as a geostrategic point to generate a cross-border corridor between Panama and Venezuela.
The complaints received indicate that to date these structures already control 85% of this territory.
Likewise, social leaders expressed concerns about fracking and environmental degradation, increased with the intensive entry of yellow machinery for gold extraction and the subjugation of informal mining.
The economic blockade experienced by the communities in the territories of this region generates a silent displacement, due to the impossibility of the development of plans for a dignified life for the inhabitants.
Nevertheless, as part of their resistance, they have kept alive the proposal to advance in the environmental protection of the territory.
In this context, they made proposals that would allow to strengthen the guarantees for the life of the community, its organisations and popular movements, and a humanitarian appeal for respect for life, which includes the demand for the relief of the troops of Task Force Marte.
Despite the murders and accusations in the Serranía de San Lucas that aim to silence and prevent continuing the struggle for peace in the country, this is a territory where organised communities have been working for decades to achieve it.
To support this decision, the delegations of the Dialogues Table reaffirm the need to hold the Magdalena Medio Regional Meeting of the National Participation Committee - CNP, as a peace-building scenario.
And they commit to developing Agreement N° 20 on Actions and Humanitarian Dynamics in the Critical Zones in a concerted manner with the communities, who also request the accompaniment of the guarantor countries, the accompanying countries, the UN and the Colombian Bishops' Conference, who were present during the visit.
For its part, the Government Delegation undertakes to raise the complaints and requirements of the communities to the highest state instances.
Bogotá D. C., 3 May 2024.