Colombia and paramilitary drug gang vow further peace talks in Doha

The Colombian government and the country's largest drug-trafficking gang inked an agreement in Qatar on Friday committing to further talks aimed at the paramilitary group's eventual disarmament and peace in territories under its control.

The Clan del Golfo, which has origins in right-wing paramilitary organisations and calls itself the Gaitanista Army of Colombia, is responsible for shipping hundreds of tonnes of cocaine annually to the United States and Europe, according to Colombian military intelligence.

The group of 7,500 members poses one of the main security challenges faced by the country's leftist government and has been engaged in talks with the Bogota government aimed at demobilisation in exchange for judicial

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