n apping — are ▁currently ▁off ▁the ▁table ▁in ▁the ▁tal ks ▁in ▁Hav ana ▁with ▁F AR C , ▁and ▁the ▁addition ▁of ▁these ▁topics ▁may ▁comp licate ▁and ▁slow ▁down ▁an ▁already ▁sl ugg ish ▁process . ▁ ▁On ▁ 6 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁the ▁Colomb ian ▁government ▁and ▁F AR C ▁announced ▁that ▁they ▁had ▁come ▁to ▁an ▁agreement ▁regarding ▁the ▁participation ▁of ▁political ▁opposition ▁and ▁would ▁begin ▁discuss ing ▁their ▁next ▁issue , ▁the ▁ill ic it ▁drug ▁trade . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 3 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁Juan ▁Fernando ▁Crist o , ▁the ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Senate ▁of ▁Colombia , ▁proposed ▁a ▁second ▁Plan ▁Colombia ▁during ▁a ▁conference ▁on ▁the ▁Colomb ian ▁peace ▁process ▁in ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁Crist o ▁stated ▁that ▁this ▁new ▁plan ▁should ▁be ▁" for ▁the ▁vict ims " ▁and ▁should ▁redirect ▁the ▁resources ▁from ▁the ▁original ▁Plan ▁Colombia ▁towards ▁supporting ▁a ▁post - conf lict ▁Colombia . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 6 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁the ▁Colomb ian ▁government ▁and ▁the ▁F AR C ▁reb els ▁agreed ▁to ▁work ▁together ▁against ▁drug ▁tra ff ick ing , ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁these ▁peace ▁tal ks . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 8 ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁human itar ian ▁and ▁spiritual ▁leader ▁R avi ▁Sh ank ar , ▁on ▁a ▁three - day - vis it ▁to ▁Cuba , ▁had ▁several ▁r ounds ▁of ▁discuss ions ▁with