French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner is visiting Colombia on Monday to press for the release of French-Colombian hostage Ingrid Betancourt.
Betancourt, a former Columbian presidential candidate, has been held captive by leftist FARC rebels for six years in the Colombian jungle. Kouchner will also travel to Ecuador and Venezuela during his trip. Political observers say Kouchner's visit offers an opportunity to work out a "humanitarian agreement" with the FARC, one that might lead to the release of Betancourt and scores of other hostages, as well as hundreds of rebel fighters being held by the Colombian government.
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