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| Colombia raid 'must be condemned' | Colombia raid 'must be condemned' |
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| The leaders of Ecuador and Venezuela have called for clear international condemnation of Colombia for its raid against rebels inside Ecuador. | The leaders of Ecuador and Venezuela have called for clear international condemnation of Colombia for its raid against rebels inside Ecuador. |
| "This isn't going to cool down until the aggressor is condemned," said Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa. | "This isn't going to cool down until the aggressor is condemned," said Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa. |
| In a bid to calm the crisis, the Organisation of American States (OAS) criticised Colombia but stopped short of outright condemnation. | In a bid to calm the crisis, the Organisation of American States (OAS) criticised Colombia but stopped short of outright condemnation. |
| Ecuador and Venezuela moved troops to their borders after Saturday's raid. | Ecuador and Venezuela moved troops to their borders after Saturday's raid. |
| Both countries also cut diplomatic ties with Bogota in response to the incursion, which resulted in the killing of a senior rebel commander, Raul Reyes, and 16 others. | Both countries also cut diplomatic ties with Bogota in response to the incursion, which resulted in the killing of a senior rebel commander, Raul Reyes, and 16 others. |
| Colombia has apologised to Ecuador but said the raid was necessary. | Colombia has apologised to Ecuador but said the raid was necessary. |
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| It said that its forces found documents linking both Ecuador and Venezuela to guerrillas from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Farc) - an accusation both countries reject. | It said that its forces found documents linking both Ecuador and Venezuela to guerrillas from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Farc) - an accusation both countries reject. |
| Speaking on Thursday in Brussels, Colombian Vice President Francisco Santos said he saw no risk of war despite the military mobilisation. | Speaking on Thursday in Brussels, Colombian Vice President Francisco Santos said he saw no risk of war despite the military mobilisation. |
| "The Colombian government has been very clear it won't use force," Mr Santos told Reuters news agency. | "The Colombian government has been very clear it won't use force," Mr Santos told Reuters news agency. |
| "It won't fall into the game of provocation." | "It won't fall into the game of provocation." |
| Venezuela says it has sent some 9,000 soldiers to its border with Colombia, while Ecuador says 3,200 of its forces have been deployed to the frontier with its neighbour. | Venezuela says it has sent some 9,000 soldiers to its border with Colombia, while Ecuador says 3,200 of its forces have been deployed to the frontier with its neighbour. |
| 'War crime' | 'War crime' |
| In response to developments, the OAS unanimously approved a resolution saying that Colombia had violated the "principles of international law" by crossing into Ecuador. | In response to developments, the OAS unanimously approved a resolution saying that Colombia had violated the "principles of international law" by crossing into Ecuador. |
| During the emergency talks in Washington, the 34 OAS member states agreed to set up a commission of inquiry led by OAS head Jose Miguel Insulza to investigate the incursion. | During the emergency talks in Washington, the 34 OAS member states agreed to set up a commission of inquiry led by OAS head Jose Miguel Insulza to investigate the incursion. |
| A further meeting of OAS foreign ministers has been set for 17 March. | A further meeting of OAS foreign ministers has been set for 17 March. |
| Mr Correa, speaking in Caracas at a joint news conference with Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, welcomed the resolution but said it was not enough. | Mr Correa, speaking in Caracas at a joint news conference with Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, welcomed the resolution but said it was not enough. |
| Analysts do not expect any actual military conflict | Analysts do not expect any actual military conflict |
| Ecuador would not rest, he said, until the international community issued an explicit condemnation of Colombia. | Ecuador would not rest, he said, until the international community issued an explicit condemnation of Colombia. |
| Mr Chavez, for his part, branded the Colombian raid a "war crime", adding that Bogota was just a "lackey of United States imperialism". | Mr Chavez, for his part, branded the Colombian raid a "war crime", adding that Bogota was just a "lackey of United States imperialism". |
| "We demand condemnation of the Colombian government for this aberrant act," said Mr Chavez, indicating that he would limit trade and investment with Colombia. | "We demand condemnation of the Colombian government for this aberrant act," said Mr Chavez, indicating that he would limit trade and investment with Colombia. |
| He poured scorn on Colombian claims that a laptop found during its raid on the rebel camp in Ecuador held files indicating that Venezuela had given the Farc $300m (£150m). | He poured scorn on Colombian claims that a laptop found during its raid on the rebel camp in Ecuador held files indicating that Venezuela had given the Farc $300m (£150m). |
| In Washington, Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Tom Shannon said: "We are disturbed by information... that appears to indicate some of Colombia's neighbours were either unable or unwilling to address a known Farc presence in their countries." | In Washington, Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Tom Shannon said: "We are disturbed by information... that appears to indicate some of Colombia's neighbours were either unable or unwilling to address a known Farc presence in their countries." |
| The US, which gives Colombia billions of dollars in aid to fight the illegal drugs trade, was the only OAS member to give Colombia unqualified support. | The US, which gives Colombia billions of dollars in aid to fight the illegal drugs trade, was the only OAS member to give Colombia unqualified support. |
| Amid the war of words, US Defence Secretary Robert Gates said: "My personal view is that there's relatively little likelihood of military conflict." | Amid the war of words, US Defence Secretary Robert Gates said: "My personal view is that there's relatively little likelihood of military conflict." |
| The Farc, which has been fighting the Colombian state for more than four decades, is viewed by the US and the EU as a terrorist group. | The Farc, which has been fighting the Colombian state for more than four decades, is viewed by the US and the EU as a terrorist group. |
| It is thought to fund itself mainly through drug-trafficking and holds hundreds of hostages for ransom and political ends. | It is thought to fund itself mainly through drug-trafficking and holds hundreds of hostages for ransom and political ends. |