Colombia rebuffs FARC's 'thorny' ceasefire
Colombia's president on Thursday rebuffed a ceasefire by the FARC guerrillas, calling it a gift with "thorns," as an attack by rival rebel group ELN dashed hopes of a respite from the conflict.
President Juan Manuel Santos welcomed Wednesday's declaration of an indefinite unilateral ceasefire by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), but stuck to his refusal to declare a bilateral truce.
His office issued a statement praising the FARC's move -- the leftist rebels' first indefinite ceasefire since they opened peace talks with the government two years ago -- as a "good start toward de-escalating the conflict."
But Santos, who has faced fierce criticism from the opposition for negotiating with the guerrillas, added that there was more to the gesture than met the eye.
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