[NYTr] Uribe Torpedoes Negotiations, Wants Unilateral Release of FARC Hostages
 
Date: Fri, 23 Nov 2007 18:49:14 -0600 (CST)

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Colombian President Asks for FARC Gesture

Bogota, Nov 23 (Prensa Latina) Colombian President Alvaro Uribe
surprised the Colombian population when he asked the Colombian
Revolutionary Armed Forces (FARC) for an unilateral gesture and release
of the hostages they still have.

An action like that would be welcomed by the Colombian government, said
Uribe before congressmen and deputies of at least 12 countries in a
meeting of the Latin American Parliament.

"If FARC forces deliver the prisoners to Venezuelan President Hugo
Chavez or French President Nicolas Sarkozy or the International Red
Cross, the Colombian government will welcome that liberation," he
pointed.

Uribe had cancelled the mediating step by Chavez and opposition senator
Piedad Cordoba.

"We believe security is the path for peace," he said.

He accused the FARC troops to make actions with "lies, delays and
murders" and recognized the relevance of the mediation of Chavez and
Cordoba.

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