8:13 am By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Uncategorized
5 Dec 2007
After dropping Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez, Colombia has decided to try again to exchange imprisoned FARC rebels for hostages. Perhaps it was the pressure that the families of hostages placed on the Uribe government after videos appeared showing that some of their loved ones, like Ingrid Betancout, were alive. Colombian peace commissioner, Luis Carlos Restrepo, hinted that French president Nicolas Sarkozy could be called in to play an active role in the negotiations, although not in the same way that Chavez did. Former Colombian presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt has dual citizenship in France and Colombia.
Via / BBC and El Nuevo Herald
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