URGENT-Colombia, ELN rebels declare ceasefire as latest cycle of talks ends

URGENT-Colombia, ELN rebels declare ceasefire as latest cycle of talks ends
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Colombia's government and the left-wing ELN guerrilla group declared a bilateral ceasefire on Friday, as a third cycle of peace talks closed in Havana.

The ceasefire will be national and temporary in nature, the two sides said in a statement at a joint press conference.

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