Colombia decree suspends ceasefire with EMC armed group in three areas

BOGOTA (Reuters) -Colombia will suspend its ceasefire with the Estado Mayor Central (ECM) armed group in three provinces on Wednesday, a government decree said on Sunday, citing incidents that broke the ceasefire. The EMC – founded by former members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) rebels who reject the 2016 peace deal signed by that group – began talks with President Gustavo Petro's government last year, in a bid to end its part in Colombia's 60 years of war. The announcement of the end of the ceasefire did not mention any effect on the overall negotiations.