[NYTr] FARC Sends Chavez a Message on Captive Exchange
 
Date: Sat, 15 Sep 2007 17:37:41 -0500 (CDT)

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Colombia FARC Message to Chavez

Caracas, Sep 15 (Prensa Latina) President Hugo Chavez received a new
message from Colombia's Revolutionary Armed Forces (FARC) chief Manuel
Marulanda on a possible humanitarian exchange, in which the Venezuelan
statesman is mediating.

In a Friday meeting in Barquisimeto with the national, regional and
local government and representatives from the country's community
councils, Chavez said that the exchange of criteria with President
Alvaro Uribe and the guerrilla's representatives still continues.

The head of State acceded to be a mediator after Colombian Senator
Piedad Cordova requested him publicly on August 5 during the Venezuela
radio-TV program "Alo, Presidente."

Chavez and Uribe debated on the issue on August 31 in Bogota, where the
Colombian president approved the mediation of his Venezuelan
counterpart, who promised to also contact with the National Liberation
Army (ELN).

On September 8, Chavez evaluated the course of the project with Luis
Carlos Restrepo, High Commissioner for Peace in Colombia, whom he
welcomed in the Miraflores Palace of this capital.

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