Colombia FARC Message to
Chavez
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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