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| Colombian military officers meet Farc rebels in Havana | Colombian military officers meet Farc rebels in Havana |
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| The Colombian military has held its first meeting with Farc rebel leaders at peace talks in Havana. | The Colombian military has held its first meeting with Farc rebel leaders at peace talks in Havana. |
| Their talks will focus on ways of implementing a ceasefire and, if a peace deal is agreed, on the laying down of weapons by the rebels. | Their talks will focus on ways of implementing a ceasefire and, if a peace deal is agreed, on the laying down of weapons by the rebels. |
| President Juan Manuel Santos said the government and rebels were getting closer to an agreement. | President Juan Manuel Santos said the government and rebels were getting closer to an agreement. |
| Earlier this week the rebels met, also for the first time, a group of victims of the five-decade war. | Earlier this week the rebels met, also for the first time, a group of victims of the five-decade war. |
| At least three million people have been displaced by the conflict. Most of the victims were civilians. | At least three million people have been displaced by the conflict. Most of the victims were civilians. |
| "It is undoubtedly important that active-duty members of the armed forces and the Farc have sat at the table under equal conditions," said the head of the rebel delegation, Ivan Marquez. | |
| Leading the military is Gen Javier Florez, the head of Colombia's joint chiefs of staff. | |
| Gen Florez has taken part in some of the army's most successful operations against the Farc, including the operation that ended the life of the Farc's former military chief Jorge Briceno, in September 2010. | Gen Florez has taken part in some of the army's most successful operations against the Farc, including the operation that ended the life of the Farc's former military chief Jorge Briceno, in September 2010. |
| The head of the government negotiating team, Humberto de la Calle, said the military had formed a subcommittee that would prepare future mechanisms for a ceasefire that would only enter into force once a final agreement was reached. | The head of the government negotiating team, Humberto de la Calle, said the military had formed a subcommittee that would prepare future mechanisms for a ceasefire that would only enter into force once a final agreement was reached. |
| "I repeat, so it is absolutely clear, at the moment no-one is negotiating a ceasefire," he said. | "I repeat, so it is absolutely clear, at the moment no-one is negotiating a ceasefire," he said. |
| Negotiations between the government and the Farc were launched in the Cuban capital, Havana, in 2012. | Negotiations between the government and the Farc were launched in the Cuban capital, Havana, in 2012. |
| The talks are aimed at getting the Farc to sign an agreement renouncing its armed struggle in order to join the legal political process. | The talks are aimed at getting the Farc to sign an agreement renouncing its armed struggle in order to join the legal political process. |
| There has been agreement in three of the six points on the peace agenda - land reform, political participation and illicit drugs. | There has been agreement in three of the six points on the peace agenda - land reform, political participation and illicit drugs. |
| Once both sides reach an agreement on the rights of the victims, they will negotiate the two remaining issues: disarmament and the implementation of the peace deal. | Once both sides reach an agreement on the rights of the victims, they will negotiate the two remaining issues: disarmament and the implementation of the peace deal. |
| The current round of talks ended on Friday and will resume in September. | The current round of talks ended on Friday and will resume in September. |