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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8739

2 July 2004
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/colombia
EU welcomes talks with paramilitaries, but deplores continuing violence

Brussels, 01/07/2004 (Agence Europe) - In a statement, the Presidency of the EU has confirmed that the European Union is prepared to support any negotiated solution to the conflict in Colombia, and underlines the need "for a credible and global peace strategy". In this context, it welcomes the talks started between the government and the paramilitary organisation "Autodefensas Unidas de Colombia", about its disarmament and demobilisation. However, the EU deplores "continuing acts of violence...

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