[NYTr] Venez Again Readying for Colombian Hostage Release
 
Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2008 23:42:05 -0600 (CST)


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Venezuela Again Readying for Hostage Release

Caracas, Jan 9 (Prensa Latina) Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez
announced on Wednesday that Colombian insurgents sent him the location
coordinates for the release of former Colombian vice presidential
candidate Clara Rojas and former congresswoman Consuelo Gonzalez.

"We have the coordinates in the mountains of Colombia to locate Clara
and Consuelo," said Chavez during a ceremony to celebrate the
qualification of the Venezuelan volleyball female and male teams for
the Beijing'08 Olympics.

Chavez explained that he ordered Venezuelan Foreign Minister Nicolas
Maduro to contact his Colombian peer Francisco Araujo for Bogota to
authorize the arrival of Venezuelan helicopters.

He added that if permission is granted, the craft might take off early
Thursday for the Guaviare area to find the two women, whose release
triggered an unsuccessful international effort in late 2007.

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