( CNN ) -- Colombia 's main leftist group suggested on Monday it is willing to reopen talks with the government . The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia , known as the FARC , has been at war with the state since the 1960s . While severely weakened in recent years , the guerrilla group has continued to carry out kidnappings and attack security forces . In a statement , the FARC said it would be interested in addressing certain issues at a `` hypothetical negotiating table . '' It called on the government of President Juan Manuel Santos to speak to such subjects as privatization , deregulation and the degradation of the environment . The statement was signed by the FARC 's new leader , who goes by Timoleon Jimenez . `` This conflict will have no solution until our voices are heard . Without lies , Santos , without lies , '' it read . In November , a military operation killed then-FARC leader Alfonso Cano . Following his death , the group said it would not not end its guerrilla struggle . Santos described the killing then as the nation 's `` most overwhelming blow '' against the rebel organization .
The group 's new leader proposes a ` ` hypothetical negotiating table '' The rebel group has been at war with the government since the 1980s . It has suffered a series of setbacks in recent years .