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Farc ceasefire 'to end' as peace talks resume in Cuba Farc ceasefire 'to end' as peace talks resume in Cuba
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Colombia's Farc rebels have said their ceasefire will be suspended on 20 January, as initially planned.Colombia's Farc rebels have said their ceasefire will be suspended on 20 January, as initially planned.
The announcement came as peace talks between the rebels and the Colombian government resumed in the Cuban capital, Havana.The announcement came as peace talks between the rebels and the Colombian government resumed in the Cuban capital, Havana.
Both parties have hinted at speeding up the pace ahead of the unilateral Farc ceasefire deadline.Both parties have hinted at speeding up the pace ahead of the unilateral Farc ceasefire deadline.
The talks aim to end five decades of an armed conflict that has killed an estimated 600,000 people in Colombia. The talks aim to end five decades of an armed conflict that has killed hundreds of thousands of people in Colombia.
Some fear fresh Farc attacks in Colombia may hamper the negotiations.Some fear fresh Farc attacks in Colombia may hamper the negotiations.
But the rebels' chief negotiator, Ivan Marquez, has ruled out an extension of the ceasefire.But the rebels' chief negotiator, Ivan Marquez, has ruled out an extension of the ceasefire.
"The unilateral ceasefire ends on January 20," Marquez told AP news agency. "That's it.""The unilateral ceasefire ends on January 20," Marquez told AP news agency. "That's it."
President Juan Manuel Santos's government has stated that both sides must come to an agreement by November.President Juan Manuel Santos's government has stated that both sides must come to an agreement by November.
But the rebels say the issues are too complex to allow for a deadline.But the rebels say the issues are too complex to allow for a deadline.
'Shared belief''Shared belief'
The basis for a deal may be found in the shared belief that the huge inequality in land ownership in the country needs to be tackled, says the BBC's correspondent in Colombia's capital Bogota, Arturo Wallace.The basis for a deal may be found in the shared belief that the huge inequality in land ownership in the country needs to be tackled, says the BBC's correspondent in Colombia's capital Bogota, Arturo Wallace.
The Colombian government refused to cease military operations during the negotiations, arguing that rebels would use the opportunity to rearm.The Colombian government refused to cease military operations during the negotiations, arguing that rebels would use the opportunity to rearm.
There have been clashes since the Farc announced the ceasefire in late November.There have been clashes since the Farc announced the ceasefire in late November.
The negotiations were launched in Norway on 18 October, before moving to the Cuban capital a month later.The negotiations were launched in Norway on 18 October, before moving to the Cuban capital a month later.
The Colombian government says the final aim of the negotiations is to get the rebels to abandon their armed struggle - which began with the founding of Farc (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) in 1964 - and join the legal political process.The Colombian government says the final aim of the negotiations is to get the rebels to abandon their armed struggle - which began with the founding of Farc (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) in 1964 - and join the legal political process.