HAVANA, Nov 18 (Reuters) - Colombia's rebels told a news conference on Tuesday they had no information about the reported kidnapping of a Colombian army general because of poor communication in the rural area where the government says he was abducted.

Rebel leader Pastor Alape also said the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) remained committed to the two-year-old peace talks in Havana and hoped they would resume soon after President Juan Manuel Santos on Sunday suspended negotiations over what he said was the rebel kidnapping of General Ruben Dario Alzate.

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(Reporting by Daniel Trotta Editing by W Simon)