The offer of a ceasefire in Colombia by Farc rebels has been rejected by the Colombian government, as the two sides look to peace talks to be held in Oslo in October.
Leaders from the Farc rebels stated that negotiating a ceasefire would be their top priority at the upcoming talks with spokesman Mauricio Jaramillo saying,
"We will propose a ceasefire the moment we sit down at the table… We are going to discuss it."
However Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos firmly rejected the notion, stating,
"There's not going to be any ceasefire. We will not give anything until we get the final agreement, and I want to make that very clear."
Santos had earlier stated on Colombian radio that,
"Making peace requires more sacrifice, more risk, but at the end the rewards are much higher".
Talks are scheduled to be held in October and will be facilitated by Norway, Venezuela, Chile and Cuba.
See our earlier post: Colombia and Farc rebels agree to talks in Norway (04 September 2012)
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