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The peace process needs to advance at quicker pace was a common message this week from President Juan Manuel Santos, and echoed in a forum organized by national paper El Tiempo, the University of Rosario an the Hanns Seidel Foundation.

Perenco said last week that it would shut down its operations in Aguazul after three months of blockades from the Tesoro Bubuy village. The action apparently was enough to bring the community to the table and lift the blockades, although talks still remain.

The count increased to 35 this week, exactly the recent and long-term average. Guerrilla-initiated activity increased sharply and Arauca returned to prominence.

President Juan Manuel Santos returned from his trip to Europe with words of support and a US$100M credit from Germany for transition in a post conflict scenario. But at home, the debate on the fundamentals of the peace process rages on.

The count stayed flat at 32 this week, well below recent and long-term averages. Guerrilla-initiated activity also dipped slightly.

President Juan Manuel Santos will leave for his visit to European nations in an effort to raise funds for an eventual peace transition process, but already some advances have been made. The European Union signed 10 international cooperation contracts for missions related to the peace process worth a total of CoP$35B (US$17M).

Perenco says that illegal blockades at its La Gloria Station in Aguazul Casanare have forced it to close its operations in the area.

The count decreased to 32 this week, well below recent and long-term averages. But we believe the reason was not decreased guerrilla activity.

This week the back and forth between President Juan Manuel Santos and Senator, former President Alvaro Uribe continued after the later issued a statement with “52 capitulations”  that he says Santos government is making.

The count increased this week to 40, just above long-term averages and just about the recent average. There was another major pipeline issue in Putumayo.