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XinhuaCARACAS, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said Sunday that he was waiting for further contact with Colombia's largest rebel group about the group's failure to free the hostages they promised to free last month ...
"The nicest and most important thing is that Emmanuel is free," Chavez said, "we will continue to wait for new contacts for the liberation of Clara and Consuelo." ...
Venezuelan Foreign Ministry said in a statement Saturday that it was pleased to see a "successful confirmation" of Emmanuel's identity and called for a prompt reunification of Emmanuel and his mother ...
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Chavez to Keep Negotiating With FARC for Release of Hostages
By Matthew Walter
Jan. 6 (Bloomberg) -- ...
Chavez said he's expecting to re-establish contact with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, to finalize the release of hostages Clara Rojas and Consuelo Gonzalez de Perdomo. A mission organized by Chavez to receive the hostages fell apart Dec. 31 when the guerrillas pulled out.
The .. guerrillas may have deceived Chavez by telling him they were still holding .. Emmanuel .. and offering to hand him over to the Venezuelan leader. The .. boy had actually been released in 2005 and was living in foster care ...
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601086&sid=aPa.iSR.AXZ8&refer=latin_america
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