The Colombian government disregarded as unwise granting authorization to neighboring governments to make contact with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), Peace High Commissioner, Luis Carlos Restrepo, said Sunday.
Restrepo told El Tiempo daily those relations are not helpful in this moment, neither for good development of diplomatic relations nor for the humanitarian process.We believe that there are some proposals and some communication channels that can perfectly throw results, if the FARC made the decision to progress, he said.
In relation to possible participation of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, Restrepo said we do not think it is necessary and we do not consider it appropriate.
We thank President Chavez for his work at the right moment, but right now, the Colombian government's main interest is to reestablish diplomatic relations with Venezuela.
We do not see either Ecuador's involvement in this humanitarian agreement as viable, because normalization of diplomatic relations with neighboring countries is a top priority, he said.
The Peace High Commissioner stated that this point of view was presented to the French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner, during his recent visit to Colombia.France advocates for some neighboring nations taking part in the humanitarian agreement.
Regarding France's concern about the lack of contact with the FARC, Restrepo said the Colombian government had recently granted authorization to doctors Alvaro Leyva and Carlos Lozano to contact the insurgents.
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