President Duque asked the Cuban government to capture the ELN’s delegation in Havana (Cuba), but the armed group had signed a Special Protocol with the previous government, in case the dialogues ended. Here are the details.
The Army reported positive results in operatives against oil smuggling in Cúcuta (Norte de Santander) and Tame (Arauca), among others. The development of these and other stories in our periodic Security summary.
Authorities were able to significantly reduce fuel theft, but are still struggling to eliminate fuel smuggling.
The union’s president, Edwin Palma, rejected the statements of the Minister of Finance (MinHacienda), Alberto Carrasquilla, regarding selling more of Ecopetrol’s (NYSE:EC) shares.
A suicide car bomb exploded in Bogotá’s police training academy last Thursday morning. Casualties stand at 21 dead and 68 injured (these may change). The Attorney General attributed the attack to the ELN and on Friday night, President Duque terminated discussions with the guerrilla group.
The high commissioner for peace, Miguel Ceballos, announced that the ELN has one month to show more will for peace or it will lose its title of ‘armed organization with political status’.
President Duque said that the extradition process of Farc leader Jesus Santrich is violating the principle of judicial cooperation with the US. Here is why.
The NOC spoke about the acts of vandalism that took place in the Palagua field (Boyacá). The development of these and other stories in our periodic Security summary.
The low levels of oil and gas reserves have generated concerns in Colombia and the lack of exploratory activity has increased these worries. María Fernanda Suarez, Minister of Mines and Energy (MinMinas) spoke about the government’s plans for the industry and its future.
After days of protests in Ecopetrol’s (NYSE:EC) Cupiagua field (Casanare), communities decided to sit down and talk. Here is what both parties agreed on. These and other Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) stories in our periodic summary.
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