BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia's government has welcomed a plan by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia to call an indefinite cease-fire but said it rejected the FARC's condition that independent verification be implemented for it to begin, it said in a statement on Thursday.
Announcing its cease-fire plans on Wednesday, the FARC said it would call it off if attacked by government forces, though the government has repeatedly rejected calls for a bilateral cease-fire, leaving the viability of the offer in doubt.
The FARC, which is in peace talks with the government, has said for its cease-fire to begin, it would need to be monitored by independent observers.
(Reporting by Monica Garcia; Writing by Peter Murphy; Editing by W Simon)