Ingrid Betancourt on Tuesday urged Colombian authorities to reconsider and accept help to attain the freedom of the hostages held by the rebel Colombian Revolutionary Armed Forces (FARC).

"The point is that hostages in Colombia need efforts by a lot of people. I think just one person cannot make it," said the former hostage referring to Colombian President Álvaro Uribe, in an interview with Efe in Paris.

Betancourt, who has said that she is willing to mediate between Uribe and the Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez in order to "restore friendship and confidence" between both rulers and try to solve the hostage situation, "dreams" about Chávez and Uribe "hugging each other again."

"Beyond ideological differences, they are two presidents who represent two people who love each other. It is the same with Ecuador. These differences must be overcome, and we must be generous and understand that we alone are not going to solve this problem, a friendly hand that help us is always needed," she stated.

Chávez, "for whatever reason, can speak to FARC and be heard by them." Betancourt added that for the guerrilla soldiers, "he is a god."

Additionally, Betancourt said that the FARC guerrillas felt "practically betrayed" when Chávez stated that to obtain power through the use of weapons was "out of order in Latin America" and that they should look for a "political scenario."