Former Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres is slated to arrive Friday in Colombia, where the government has been embroiled in a civil conflict with Marxist guerrillas for more than three decades. Peres is expected to share with government leaders his experiences in the Middle East to see how they may be applied to Colombia’s turmoil.
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