Security & Strategic Review February 2009 (ISSN 1741-4202)
COLOMBIA: Captives freed but broader exchange is no nearer
Further unilateral releases of prisoners by the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias (Farc) do not appear to have moved the government to accept the group's terms for a broader 'humanitarian' exchange. A presidential adviser has ruled this out completely. The latest releases have restored the prestige of senator Piedad Córdoba as a go-between, while another side-effect has been the vindication of Brazilian president Lula da Silva's position regarding the Colombian conflict.
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