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19/05/2008
Early Day Motion (EDM) 1758
HUGO CHÁVEZ, FARC AND THE PROSPECTS
FOR PEACE IN COLOMBIA
That this House welcomes the statement made by Venezuelan
President Hugo Chávez
on 8th June calling on the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) to pursue
their objectives through exclusively peaceful means and to unilaterally release
all the captives they hold; welcomes the attempts that President Chávez
has made to mediate in Colombia's ongoing internal conflict, that has so far
seen the release of six FARC-held hostages, including five former members of
the Colombian Congress and a former vice-presidential candidate; believes that
President Chávez's latest proposals could be a positive step towards beginning
an inclusive dialogue and moving towards a peace process and peaceful settlement
in Colombia; further believes that this would also require the disarmament of
right-wing Colombian paramilitary forces and a fundamental change in the approach
of the Colombian government away from its dependence on military solutions; and
calls on the British Government to engage positively with the government of Hugo
Chávez, and others in Latin America, in working towards a peaceful resolution
in Colombia.
Signatories
- Abbott, Diane
- Anderson, David
- Austin, John
- Bayley, Hugh
- Bottomley, Peter
- Buck, Karen
- Burgon, Colin
- Caton, Martin
- Challen, Colin
- Chaytor, David
- Clapham, Michael
- Clark, Katy
- Clarke, Tom
- Cohen, Harry
- Connarty, Michael
- Cook, Frank
- Cruddas, Jon
- Cryer, Ann
- Davidson, Ian
- Dean, Janet
- Devine, Jim
- Dismore, Andrew
- Dowd, Jim
- Drew, David
- Efford, Clive
- Etherington, Bill
- Evans, Nigel
- Fisher, Mark
- Flynn, Paul
- Francis, Hywel
- George, Andrew
- Gibson, Ian
- Godsiff, Roger
- Hamilton, David
- Heppell, John
- Holmes, Paul
- Hopkins, Kelvin
- Illsley, Eric
- Jackson, Glenda
- Jenkins, Brian
- Jones, Lynne
- Kilfoyle, Peter
- Leech, John
- Lepper, David
- Lloyd, Tony
- McDonnell, Alasdair
- Mudie, George
- Prentice, Gordon
- Price, Adam
- Purchase, Ken
- Riordan, Linda
- Russell, Bob
- Sheridan, Jim
- Simpson, Alan
- Singh, Marsha
- Skinner, Dennis
- Smith, Geraldine
- Taylor, David
- Trickett, Jon
- Turner, Desmond
- Vis, Rudi
- Wareing, Robert N
- Williams, Betty
- Wood, Mike
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