Released Former Colombian presidential candidate arrives in France

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Source: CCTV.com | 07-05-2008 10:29

Former Colombian presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt, has arrived in France after a hostage ordeal that lasted more than 6 years.

French-Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt (R) is escorted by France's President Nicolas Sarkozy (C) and his wife Carla Bruni-Sarkozy upon arrival at Villacoublay military airport in Paris July 4, 2008.(Xinhua/Reuters Photo)

Betancourt was greeted by French President, Nicolas Sarkozy, in Paris on Friday. Sarkozy had made her release from captivity in the Colombian jungle a foreign policy priority. France sent a plane to take Betancourt's children to be reunited with her in Colombia the previous day.

Betancourt was rescued on Wednesday by the Colombian military from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC. She reminded her supporters that hostages still remain in the hands of the FARC in the Colombian jungle and urged Sarkozy not to forget them.

Betancourt will reportedly undergo extensive medical testing at a Paris hospital over the weekend.

Editor:Zhang Ning