• Submitted by: lena campos
• Society
• 04 / 26 / 2013

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Colombian rebels and the country’s government have restarted peace talks in Havana, with both sides saying they want to step up the pace after a month-long recess.

Negotiators have said they are close to an agreement on the first point of contention — land reform.
A drummer in the Royal Australian Navy Band raises a drumstick to her face as she marches in a parade commemorating ANZAC Day in Sydney, Australia, Thursday, April 25, 2013. ANZAC Day is a day of remembrance in Australia and New Zealand that commemorates Australians and New Zealanders who served and died in all wars and conflicts.

Ivan Marquez, the head of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia’s negotiating team, said Tuesday that the peace process is “irreversible.”

Humberto de la Calle, the government’s top negotiator, says he hopes the FARC will look favorably on the government’s latest proposal on land reform, details of which have not been made public.

The talks began in October in Oslo, Norway and have continued in Havana ever since. Cuba and Norway are acting as guarantors in the latest effort to end Colombia’s half-century old insurgency.

Source: WashingtonPost.com