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### Viewing cable 06BOGOTA9277, GOC AND FARC CONTINUE MEDIA EXCHANGE ON

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06BOGOTA9277 | 2006-10-06 21:56 | 2011-03-02 12:30 | CONFIDENTIAL | Embassy Bogota
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    C O N F I D E N T I A L BOGOTA 009277

    SIPDIS

    SIPDIS

    E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/06/2016
    TAGS: MARR PGOV PREL PTER CO FR SP SZ
    SUBJECT: GOC AND FARC CONTINUE MEDIA EXCHANGE ON
    HUMANITARIAN ACCORD

    REF: BOGOTA 8946

    Classified By: Ambassador William B. Wood.
    Reason: 1.4(b,d)

    ¶1.  (C)  Summary:  The GOC and FARC have exchanged media
    statements in recent days on the possibility of creating an
    "encounter zone" to discuss a humanitarian exchange of
    FARC-held hostages for FARC terrorists imprisoned by the GOC.
    President Uribe insists any such talks be a prelude to
    substantive peace discussions with the FARC, a prospect the
    terrorist group heavily conditioned but did not discount.
    The public exchanges have generated intense media speculation
    on prospects for a humanitarian accord, but both sides appear
    to remain far apart on the conditions for launching
    substantive talks.  End summary.

    ¶2.  (C)  Uribe announced September 27 that he was willing to
    discuss with the FARC a proposal on a humanitarian accord.
    Reading from a prepared text, Uribe said the GOC would
    consider an exchange of hostages, including a FARC proposal
    that the GOC withdraw armed forces from two municipalities in
    the state of Valle del Cauca to create an "encounter zone"
    for discussions.  Casa Narino Communications Director Jorge
    Mario Eastman told us Uribe's response was prompted by a
    September 26 FARC statement criticizing the GOC's
    intransigence.  Eastman explained that Uribe wanted to "open
    the door" to a humanitarian deal and to highlight GOC
    flexibility.  He reiterated that Uribe is eager to start
    direct talks with the FARC, but not at any price.  Uribe
    wants to avoid any similarities to former President
    Pastrana'sdespeje and to also link any humanitarian accord
    to the start of broader peace talks.

    ¶3.  (U)  The FARC tossed the ball back to the GOC in an open
    letter from the FARC Secretariat on October 1.  The letter
    listed FARC requirements for humanitarian exchange talks and
    included a laundry list of additional issues the FARC insists
    are prerequisites to negotiations on a "political solution to
    the social and armed conflict."  The GOC responded with a
    communique on October 2.  The communique reiterated the GOC's
    commitment to discuss talks on a humanitarian accord, linked
    the creation of an "encounter zone" to a cease-fire,
    establishment of deadlines and the FARC's acceptance of
    specific security conditions, and noted the GOC's willingness
    to convoke a "constituent assembly" as part of a broader
    peace process.

    ¶4.  (U)  Uribe elaborated on the GOC position in an October 3
    radio interview.  He made it clear that the GOC is willing to
    meet with the FARC, but emphasized that any humanitarian
    accord needs to be part of a broader peace process.  Uribe
    said a peace agreement with the FARC might require
    constitutional amendments to provide amnesty for more serious
    crimes.  In that case, it should be expected that the
    paramilitaries would ask for similar consideration rather
    than treatment under the Justice and Peace Law.

    ¶5. (C)  Longtime political operative and former presidential
    candidate Alvaro Leyva told us October 2 that he has met
    three times with President Uribe since August 7 to discuss
    ways to start GOC-FARC negotiations. He said the FARC's
    October 1 letter should be read positively, since it is the
    first time that the FARC has accepted the notion of broader
    peace talks with the Uribe government.  He suggested that a
    demilitarized "encounter zone" could be created by the end of
    October, but stressed that the GOC and FARC would need to
    overcome their mutual distrust and agree to defer
    consideration of difficult issues (such as the repatriation
    of "Simon Trinidad" and "Sonia" and the freeing of the US
    hostages).  He is working to generate confidence between the
    two parties, and suggested that the international community
    could help in this regard.  In this context, he has spoken
    with representatives of the Swiss Government, the Vatican,
    and the International Committee of the Red Cross. Polcouns
    noted we remain skeptical about the FARC's intentions and
    stressed President Uribe's commitment that the U.S. hostages
    would be included in any humanitarian exchange.

    ¶6.    (C)  Eastman confirmed Leyva's role as GOC interlocutor
    with the FARC, but said it is difficult to work with him.
    The GOC never knows if Leyva is transmitting a message from
    the FARC or is operating on his own account.  Eastman said
    the GOC's lack of reliable, discreet interlocutors with the
    FARC forces the GOC to use the media to talk to the group.
    He added that the need for public negotiations greatly
    complicates communications and reduces prospects for success.
    WOOD

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