(Xinhua)
Updated: 2007-12-27 15:40

"I see that things are coming together and that we will achieve the final result of having her at home again," said Rojas' brother, Ivan Rojas. "President Chavez spoke about a matter of hours. I think we will travel to Villavicencio tomorrow," he added.

Chavez said he had spoken with his French counterpart Nicolas Sarkozy about Ingrid Betancourt, who also has French citizenship and was kidnapped along with Rojas during the presidential campaign in Colombia in February 2002.

Chavez had urged Colombia not to try what he described as a "clandestine rescue" and to avoid putting hostages' lives at risk by frustrating the swap.

The FARC is seeking a swap of 45 high-profile prisoners for some 500 FARC fighters held in Colombian government jails.

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