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Faction of the Central General Staff (CGSH), the main dissident of the former FARC, threatened COP16 this Saturday, which will take place in the Colombian city of Cali from October 21 to November 1, and called on those invited to this summit not to attend, but President Gustavo Petro guaranteed security.

The armed group issued the warning in a message posted on its X account after the government launched military operation to regain control of El Plateado, a city in the restive department of Cauca, which is a bastion of FARC dissidence.

“Given the war that is the response to our demonstration of the will for peace at COP16, we invite delegates from the national and international community Please refrain from attending this event. Please do not attend this commercial event. COP16 is a fiasco! (sic),” the armed group, led by the pseudonym “Ivan Mordisco,” wrote in a message it circulated through channels through which it usually communicates.

This EMC faction’s statement came just four days after this dissident said that will not attack the security forces of the Colombian state from yesterday until November 6 next year for COP16 in Cali.

However, today he recalled that, as they stated when announcing the cessation of operations, They reserved the “right to defense” and they blamed President Gustavo Petro for what happened.

Cauca Department, where FARC dissent is particularly active, He is a resident of Valle del Cauca, whose capital is Cali, headquarters of COP16.

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Faced with this threat, Peter responded in a message on his X account: “The security of COP16 is guaranteed. Mordisco is not the head of the Cauca EMC forces.”

According to the President, this is dissent “He is interested in the coltan business, illegal gold and jungle destruction. hand over the land cleared by jungle farmers to drug owners.”

“Ivan (Mordisko) did not understand what revolution means for life, He is unaware of the efforts of all humanity to maintain life on the planet. This is a threat to COP 16,” Petro added.

Great operation

This Saturday at dawn the army began an operation to regain control of El Plateado. the main stronghold of the EMC.

The Ministry of Defense clarified that for Operation Perseus the military is using “Special units, aviation and artillery capabilities” as tanks and published wanted posters for seven bosses of Carlos Patiño, including his top boss Anderson Andrei Vargas Suns, nicknamed “Kevin”.

In total they more than 1,400 soldiers arrived in the area in order to guarantee the safety of more than 8,000 people living in El Plateado, which is part of the municipality of Argelia.

The Army noted that EMC responded with a drone attack resulting in an unknown number of people being injured.

Security at COP16

Last week, Colombian Defense Minister Iván Velázquez installed a Unified Command Unit (PMU) in Bogotá, which will be the body responsible for coordinating the security of COP16, “to ensure that no serious incidents occur” and “that safety is truly assured.”

“All social forces have studied every detail with great attention and care so that COP16 can carried out in complete safety conditions, – the minister assured about this.

For now, COP16 in Cali has confirmed presence of 15 heads of state and more than 100 ministers from all over the world.

(EFE)