The leftist Colombian rebel group FARC on Friday suspended peace talks with the Colombian government to evaluate a proposal calling for a referendum on a peace agreement. According to dpa, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) said they need to evaluate the proposal submitted to Congress Thursday by Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos calling for a potential peace agreement to be the subject of a referendum in March or May 2014. "The peace delegation has decided to take a break in talks at the table to focus exclusively on the assessment of the extent of the government proposal," FARC spokesman Pablo Catatumbo said in Havana. The rebels will evaluate the proposal in the coming days, he said. FARC want the peace agreement to be passed in a constituent assembly.
