New Delhi, Jan. 13 -- Colombia's largest remaining rebel group called for a "national accord" to overcome political conflicts in the South American nation, as it faces the prospect of attacks from the governments of both Colombia and the United States.

In a statement published Monday on its X account, the National Liberation Army, or ELN, said that after elections in Colombia this year, the group would like to work with the nation's new government to design agreements aimed at defeating poverty, protecting ecosystems and "overcoming" the drug trade in rural areas.

The statement follows reports that the governments of Colombia and the United States are looking for ways to conduct joint operations against the ELN, a group that Colombian P...