[Venezuelanalysis.com's Kiraz Janicke reports on yesterday's announcement by Venezuelan President Chavez that two hostages held by the
Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) have been successfully
liberated in a Venezuelan led humanitarian mission. To see an Al Jazeera International report on this news click here.]
President Chavez announced the release of two Colombian hostages during
a ceremony to receive the Prime Minister of Dominica. Credit: ABN
Colombian Hostages Released to Venezuela
Caracas, January 10, 2008, (venezuelanalysis.com) - Venezuelan President Chavez announced that two hostages held by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) have been successfully liberated in a Venezuelan led humanitarian mission today. President Chavez mediated the release of Clara Rojas and Consuelo Gonzalez de Perdomo after receiving the coordinates for where the hostages could be found from the FARC and authorization from the Colombian government to carry out the operation.
At 11.30 am today Chavez confirmed that the hostages had been freed and were in the care of Venezuelan Minister of Justice, Ramón Rodríguez Chacín, who oversaw the rescue mission. Chavez indicated that the rescue operation was carried out with "total normality."
Venezuelan helicopters left from the base Buenaventura Vivas in the state of Tachira, towards San Jose del Guaviare, in Colombia very early this morning, later bearing Red Cross emblems they flew to the place indicated by the FARC, Chavez explained.
"Approximately ten minutes later I received a message directly from the point of the coordinates, a point totally unknown, but from there in a manner audibly emotional, our Minister of Justice told me we are in this moment receiving Clara and Consuelo from the hands of a unit of the FARC."
Chavez also confirmed that he had spoken directly by telephone with Clara and Consuelo and indicated that he had received information from Minister Chacin that they are both, "in good condition and in this moment they are due to begin flying in our helicopters, with the Red Cross, from that point in the jungle in Guaviare directly to Venezuela, where they will arrive in approximately three hours."
Maria Fernanda Perdomo waiting in Caracas to be reunited with her
mother after seven years, told Venezuelan state TV, "It is an emotion
so big I can´t describe, we are counting the seconds until they
arrive."
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Posted by: Mario Vega | January 11, 2008 at 10:05 PM