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Former hostage Clara Rojas entering news conference 2. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Clara Rojas, former hostage and aide to Ingrid Betancourt:\"From the beginning I know that the support of France has been very important. Thank you, I know...\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class='full-description hide'\u003e1. Former hostage Clara Rojas entering news conference \u003cbr/\u003e2. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Clara Rojas, former hostage and aide to Ingrid Betancourt:\u003cbr/\u003e\"From the beginning I know that the support of France has been very important. Thank you, I know that France has been present every time, including when a commission was created along with Switzerland and Spain.\"\u003cbr/\u003e3. Various of Rojas with her brother and her mother in news conference\u003cbr/\u003e4. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Clara Rojas, former hostage and aide to Ingrid Betancourt (talking about Betancourt) \u003cbr/\u003e\"It pains me. I don't know exactly her situation. I'm worried for her health because she wasn't eating much. I'm worried because I don't know if her illness, or lack of care, has caused her chronic lack of hope. It's as though she doesn't want to live, and I wonder how it's possible that a woman with so much courage could allow herself to give in. What about her children?\"\u003cbr/\u003e5. Wide shot of news conference\u003cbr/\u003e6. Mid shot of Clara Rojas and relatives leaving news conference\u003cbr/\u003e7. Former hostage Consuelo Gonzalez and daughters entering news conference\u003cbr/\u003e8. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Consuelo Gonzalez, former hostage:\u003cbr/\u003e\"Six years losing time, six years with a suspended life, but the Colombian conflict is so serious that any act that could help to solve it is welcome.\"\u003cbr/\u003e9. Mid shot of journalist asking question\u003cbr/\u003e10. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Consuelo Gonzalez, former hostage:\u003cbr/\u003e\"My eight colleagues are not healthy, some more than others. In spite of the efforts that they are making to resist and survive, the health problems are obvious. Some cases are more complicated than others, like Senator Geechen who has had health problems.\" \u003cbr/\u003e11. Wide shot of news conference \u003cbr/\u003e12. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Consuelo Gonzalez, former hostage:\u003cbr/\u003e\"(On December 31) There was military action in the area where we were supposed to move to, which prevented us from getting to the place agreed for our release.\"\u003cbr/\u003e13. Mid shot of news conference\u003cbr/\u003e14. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Consuelo Gonzalez, former hostage (zooms in from mid shot)\u003cbr/\u003e\"The action of the president (Chavez) produced positive and important results for the humanitarian interchange.\"\u003cbr/\u003e15. Various of Consuelo with her granddaughter and her daughters\u003cbr/\u003eClara Rojas and Consuelo Gonzalez - two high-profile hostages kidnapped by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) - have given their first news conference a day after they were released by the guerrilla group.\u003cbr/\u003eRojas and Gonzalez spoke to reporters in Caracas on Friday night, when they met their families and thanked Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez for engineering their release.\u003cbr/\u003eIn their accounts of some six years in captivity, the two former hostages described long treks through the forest, prisoners in chains and tense moments when rebels told captives to be silent for fear of nearby troops.\u003cbr/\u003eRojas, an aide to former Colombian presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt, had been a hostage for nearly six years. She is a lawyer who specialises in taxes and taught at Colombian universities.\u003cbr/\u003eShe was managing Betancourt's bid for the presidency in February 2002 when the two were kidnapped on the campaign trail. \u003cbr/\u003eBetancourt, a French-Colombian, is still being held, although Rojas was unable to confirm that Betancourt is still alive.\u003cbr/\u003eRojas said the rebels put her and Betancourt in chains after they tried to escape, but later released them.\u003cbr/\u003eThe two were separated three years ago, and Rojas has not seen Betancourt since.\u003cbr/\u003eAt the press conference, Rojas spoke about her fears for Betancourt's health.\u003cbr/\u003e\"It pains me. I don't know exactly her situation. I'm worried for her health because she wasn't eating much,\" Rojas said.\u003cbr/\u003eI'm worried because I don't know if her illness, or lack of care, has caused her chronic lack of hope. It's as though she doesn't want to live, and I wonder how it's possible that a woman with so much courage could allow herself to give in. What about her children?\", she added.\u003cbr/\u003eDuring her time in captivity, Rojas gave birth to a son, but she told reporters that she didn't know much about the father.\u003cbr/\u003eRojas said she even thought he might be dead.\u003cbr/\u003eWearing a picture of her son around her neck, Rojas said her first priority was to hug three-year-old Emmanuel, who was taken from her eight months after he was born in a jungle camp.\u003cbr/\u003eShe also thanked the French government for its support.\u003cbr/\u003e\"From the beginning I know that the support of France has been very important. Thank you, I know that France has been present every time,\" the 44-year-old said.\u003cbr/\u003eThe other hostage released by the FARC, Consuelo Gonzalez, also spoke to reporters at the news conference.\u003cbr/\u003eThe 57-year-old former Colombian congresswoman had been held by the guerrilla group for more than six years. \u003cbr/\u003eShe was snatched on September 10, 2001, in the countryside near the southern city of Neiva. Her driver was freed the next day.\u003cbr/\u003eGonzalez has a two-year-old granddaughter, Maria Juliana, whom she has never met.\u003cbr/\u003eShe told reporters she had started to share her experiences with her family in the past 48 hours.\u003cbr/\u003eGonzalez also said that health problems were an issue for some of the captives.\u003cbr/\u003e\"My eight colleagues are not healthy, some more than others. In spite of the efforts that they are making to resist and survive, the health problems are obvious. 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