U.S. former UN ambassador Bill Richardson met with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez Saturday to seek help for the release of three U.S. hostages held by Colombia's largest rebel group.
The three U.S. defence contractors have been held hostage by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) since 2003.
"I've had a good meeting with President Chavez," said Richardson, and Chavez "has told me that he is willing to help in this situation."
However, in televised comments earlier in the day, Chavez said, "I do not know if I can continue helping on this issue."
Richardson arrived in Caracas Friday night at the request of the hostages' families. He had helped negotiate the release of Americans in Iraq and North Korea in 1996, and of a U.S. journalist in Sudan in 2006.
Richardson is the governor of the U.S. state of New Mexico.
Source: Xinhua
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