President Obama is going to ask Congress for $450 million dollars to help with the Colombian peace process, in the event that the Colombian government and FARC are able to reach a peace agreement. According to the BBC, a peace agreement seems likely and the funding from the U.S. would go towards humanitarian counter-narcotics programs. However, while peace talks with the FARC are going well, the Colombian government is having less success in securing a peace agreement with with the ELN rebel group.
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