Colombia’s National Liberation Army (Ejército de Liberación Nacional, ELN) guerrillas said that conditions set by the new Colombian president, Ivan Duque, to restart peace talks are “unacceptable.”

Peace talks with the ELN have been going on in Cuba.

The ELN said in a statement from Havana that "by refusing to recognize agreements reached under Duque’s predecessor, Juan Manuel Santos, and unilaterally placing unacceptable conditions, this government" is actually "ending the process of dialogue”,

The statement called for restarting talks “with no further delays.”

Duque on Saturday demanded the release of all ELN hostages as a pre-condition to restart peace talks.