Bernard Kouchner met with Rafael Correa to relaunch hostage rescue
30 April, 2008 (14:38) | News | 
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French FM in Quito to relaunch hostage rescue
QUITO, April 30 (AFP):
French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner met with President Rafael Correa Tuesday, in his bid to relaunch a rescue mission for hostages held by Colombian rebels, including French-Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt. Kouchner’s visit followed a meeting Monday with Colombian President Alvaro Uribe in Bogota, French Embassy officials told AFP. Betancourt, 46, is a six-year captive of the leftist Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) rebel group that is seeking a deal with Uribe to swap some 40 hostages for 500 jailed rebels.
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