Colombia: FARC Begins Pilot Program to Remove Landmines

The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) has begun a pilot program to remove landmines from the countryside. The campaign is part of the ongoing peace process to end the country's five-decade armed conflict. The rebels say that the government's refusal to agree to a bilateral ceasefire is complicating efforts to remove the landmines. The initiative will begin in the states of Antioquia and Meta. teleSUR