French officials travel to Colombia ahead of Langlois release .

Source: Colombia Reports

French officials travel to Colombia ahead of Langlois release .
Monday, 28 May 2012 07:38
Rosemary Westwood

A delegation from the French government was traveling to Colombia Monday ahead of the expected release of kidnapped journalist Romeo Langlois.

The French ambassador, Pierre-Jean Vandoorne, confirmed that the International Committee of the Red Cross and hostage negotiator Piedad Cordoba will then assist in finalizing the plan to recover Langlois who the FARC guerrilla group promised to release Wednesday.

"We will see that coordination later when we have present all members of the committee to receive Romeo Langlois," said the ambassador, according to local media.

On Sunday, the FARC released a statement claiming that Langlois would be freed on Wednesday, May 30, to the international committee that has been spearheading negotiations.

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