The representatives of the rebel Colombian Revolutionary Armed Force (FARC) agreed to meet with President Hugo Chávez next October 8 in Venezuelan territory, as part of the process to perform a humanitarian swap, said Colombian Senator Piedad Córdoba.

"We received a letter from Raúl Reyes (the spokesman of FARC) congratulating him (Chávez) for his work and saying they are attending a meeting he (Chávez) proposed," Córdoba told the official news agency ABN.

The place in Venezuela where Chávez is meeting with FARC representatives has not been defined yet, AP reported.

Further, the name of the FARC leader who will attend the meeting has not been disclosed.