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Article: COLOMBIA: URIBE CUTS SHORT CH VEZ'S NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE FARC.
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- Interpress Service
- Article date:
- November 26, 2007
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By Constanza Vieira
CARACAS, Venezuela, Nov. 23, 2007 (IPS) -- Colombian President lvaro Uribe has put an end to Venezuelan President Hugo Ch vez's efforts to free 45 hostages held by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, citing a short phone conversation that occurred between Ch vez and Colombia's army chief as his reason.
"Hey, I want to ask you a question. How many police officers and soldiers are being held hostage by the FARC?" Ch vez reportedly asked Colombian army chief Gen. Mario Montoya. The telephone conversation lasted maybe half a minute, but the consequences were dire.
At midnight on Wednesday, Uribe put an end to the efforts ...