FARC confirms: no hostages to Uribe

FARC confirms: no hostages to Uribe as Chavez recalls ambassador for review

VHeadline.com News Editor Patrick J. O'Donoghue writes: President Chavez has recalled his ambassador to Colombia, Pavel Rondon to Caracas for consultations.

The measure adopted is allegedly to review bilateral relations between the two countries after the deadly rupture between Chavez and Colombian President Alvaro Uribe over the breakdown of the humanitarian agreement that President Chavez was brokering.

* Colombian Foreign Minister, Fernando Araujo has made it clear that his government will NOT recall its ambassador but will monitor the situation, accusing the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) of seeking to use the space "generously" given it by the Venezuelan government with the authorization of President Uribe."

The FARC, Araujo contends, is attempting to present itself before international public opinion as champions of democracy, while in Colombia it continues to launch terrorist attacks.

Meanwhile, the former Colombian emissary promoting the agreement, Piedad Cordoba has stated that the FARC could release some hostages before Christmas.

The Colombian Foreign Minister says he is not certain whether such claims are true.

The FARC has ruled out any handover of hostages to the Uribe administration and continues to demand the demilitarization of 800 square kilometers to define the terms of any exchange.