Brazil offering Venezuela's Chavez use of its territory for Colombia mediation effort

[Judi Lynn]

Source: International Herald Tribune/Associated Press

Brazil offering Venezuela's Chavez use of its territory for Colombia mediation effort
The Associated Press
Published: September 19, 2007

MANAUS, Brazil: Brazil is offering its support — and its neutral territory — to help Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez mediate a prisoner exchange between the Colombian government and that country's leftist rebels.

President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is expected to offer Chavez the use of Brazilian territory when the two presidents meet in the Amazon city of Manaus on Thursday.

Chavez is attempting to negotiate an exchange of imprisoned Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, guerrillas for rebel-held hostages, including three U.S. defense contractors and former presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt, a French-Colombian citizen.

"Brazil trusts President Chavez as a mediator of this conflict and has offered the possibility, should it be necessary, of holding meetings on Brazilian soil," Silva spokesman Marcelo Baumbach said at a news conference at the presidential palace in Brasilia.





Read more: http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/09/20/america/LA-GEN-Brazil-Presidents.php

[shance]

1. Informed individuals trust Chavez. Watch "The Revolution will not be Televised"

and decide for yourself.

[bitchkitty]

2. Saw it - loved it! But I didn't need convincing at that point.

I trust him too - I think he's the real deal!

[shance]

4. Hi BK*********where the heck have you been girlie?

Missed ya.

Glad to see you.

:hug:

[bitchkitty]

5. Sick, broke and bored in Portland.

Come see me - we'll paint the town purple! ;)

[shance]

7. Sounds like a good time.

Would love it.

In the meantime, you take care and don't be a stranger!

Your posts are always a welcomed sight.

:)

[arcos]

3. Chávez is the best negotiator there could be for this conflict...

I'm hopeful he will be an extraordinary help to allow an exchange.

[Vidar]

6. Chavez is acting like a true statesman & humanitarian. We used to have

those around here too.