Colombia suspended until further notice peace negotiations with the Marxist guerrilla forces armed revolutionaries ed Colombia (FARC), in reply to the removal of a general in the west of the country, announced Sunday, November 17 the authorities. Ruben Alzate disappeared in a rural area near Quibdo, the capital of the province of Choco, where he led a special force of the army .

According to Bogota, the general was kidnapped with another soldier and an advisor to the army during a civil movement under the supervision of a projectenergy. “We demand the kidnappers (all indications are that s ‘These FARC) they release as soon as possible, safe and sound, ” said President Juan Manuel Santos, in a message posted on his account Twitter , before the announcement of the suspension of negotiations.

Under the head of the Colombian State, led the Colombian government since November 19, 2012 talks with the FARC, relocated to Cuba , but the cease-fire on the military field, to try to resolve a conflict armed with a half-century.

Main rebellion in the country and the oldest in Latin America, the FARC has officially around 8000 fighters, mostly folded in rural areas of Colombia. Since 2012, the guerrillas pledged not to remove civilians against ransom, reserving the right to capture the police or military, whether as prisoners of war.