Representatives of the Colombian government and the Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN) guerrilla group began the second round of formal bilateral peace negotiations in Ecuador on 17 May. The start of the second round was marked by optimism that the two sides could make progress in the talks but this was tempered by concerns that some of the difficulties that the government led by President Juan Manuel Santos has encountered in implementing the peace deal signed last year with the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (Farc) guerrillas could affect the negotiations with the ELN. End of preview - This article contains approximately 690 words.
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