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HAVANA (AP) - Colombia's second-largest rebel group is calling for peace talks with the government to include a cease-fire and a freeze in efforts to reach a free trade deal with the United States.
The leftist National Liberation Army made the declaration on Tuesday during talks with the Colombian government being held in Cuba. Action on the trade pact is stalled in the U.S. Congress amid concerns about Colombia's human rights record and allegations linking the government to murderous right-wing militias.
Under the cease-fire, the rebels "will suspend offensive military actions, sabotage and actions of force to obtain finances," the National Liberation Army, or ELN, said in a statement sent to news media.
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