Delegations from the Colombian government and the country's largest guerrilla group, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), restarted negotiations here on Saturday for "a constructive dialogue," both parties announced.

The government's chief negotiator with the FARC and former Vice-President Humberto de la Calle published an image of the meeting on Twitter and wrote: "Meeting between delegates and advisors of the government and the FARC in Havana. Beginning a constructive dialogue."

FARC negotiator Ivan Marquez also wrote on Twitter that the two sides "are analyzing the views of different sectors of society about the peace agreement."

Another FARC negotiator Ricardo Tellez posted on Twitter that the meeting would analyze "proposals presented by diverse sectors of the No (camp)."

He was referring to the political sectors who opposed the peace agreement signed on Sept. 26 by both the government and the FARC to end their 52-year armed conflict. The agreement was narrowly rejected in an Oct. 2 plebiscite.

Government negotiators returned to Havana on Friday after meeting with the No camp and after President Juan Manuel Santos asked them to accelerate negotiations for a new peace agreement.

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by XinHua News Agency

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