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| US urges talks in Colombia crisis | US urges talks in Colombia crisis |
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| US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has urged a "diplomatic resolution" to a crisis that has set Colombia against neighbours Venezuela and Ecuador. | US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has urged a "diplomatic resolution" to a crisis that has set Colombia against neighbours Venezuela and Ecuador. |
| Tensions have risen since Colombia on Saturday conducted a military raid in Ecuador, killing a Colombian Farc rebel leader and at least 16 others. | Tensions have risen since Colombia on Saturday conducted a military raid in Ecuador, killing a Colombian Farc rebel leader and at least 16 others. |
| The presidents of Ecuador and Venezuela have called for clear international condemnation of Colombia's actions. | The presidents of Ecuador and Venezuela have called for clear international condemnation of Colombia's actions. |
| The two countries moved troops to their borders in response to the raid. | The two countries moved troops to their borders in response to the raid. |
| "The situation shows that everyone needs to be vigilant about the use of border areas by terrorist organisations like the Farc," Ms Rice told a news conference in Brussels after a meeting of Nato foreign ministers. | "The situation shows that everyone needs to be vigilant about the use of border areas by terrorist organisations like the Farc," Ms Rice told a news conference in Brussels after a meeting of Nato foreign ministers. |
| "Colombia is a good friend and I do hope there will be a diplomatic outcome," she said. | "Colombia is a good friend and I do hope there will be a diplomatic outcome," she said. |
| The OAS stopped short of formally condemning Colombia Borders: A sensitive issueTies hit all-time lowSend us your reaction | The OAS stopped short of formally condemning Colombia Borders: A sensitive issueTies hit all-time lowSend us your reaction |
| An opportunity for talks could arise in the Dominican Republic where regional leaders are gathering for a meeting of the Rio Group. | An opportunity for talks could arise in the Dominican Republic where regional leaders are gathering for a meeting of the Rio Group. |
| Latin American presidents, including those from Colombia, Venezuela and Ecuador, are expected to meet on Friday. | Latin American presidents, including those from Colombia, Venezuela and Ecuador, are expected to meet on Friday. |
| Venezuela says 9,000 soldiers have been moved to the border with Colombia, while Ecuador says 3,200 of its forces have been deployed. | Venezuela says 9,000 soldiers have been moved to the border with Colombia, while Ecuador says 3,200 of its forces have been deployed. |
| The two countries have also cut diplomatic ties with Bogota in response to the incursion, which resulted in the death of senior Farc commander Raul Reyes. | The two countries have also cut diplomatic ties with Bogota in response to the incursion, which resulted in the death of senior Farc commander Raul Reyes. |
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| Colombian President Alvaro Uribe has insisted that Colombia will not be drawn into a war with its neighbours. | Colombian President Alvaro Uribe has insisted that Colombia will not be drawn into a war with its neighbours. |
| Colombia has apologised to Ecuador but said the raid was necessary. | Colombia has apologised to Ecuador but said the raid was necessary. |
| 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. |
| In a bid to calm the crisis, the Organisation of American States (OAS) on Wednesday unanimously approved a resolution saying that Colombia had violated the "principles of international law" by crossing into Ecuador. | In a bid to calm the crisis, the Organisation of American States (OAS) on Wednesday unanimously approved a resolution saying that Colombia had violated the "principles of international law" by crossing into Ecuador. |
| The 34 OAS member states agreed to set up a commission of inquiry led by OAS head Jose Miguel Insulza to investigate the incursion and scheduled a meeting of OAS foreign ministers for 17 March. | The 34 OAS member states agreed to set up a commission of inquiry led by OAS head Jose Miguel Insulza to investigate the incursion and scheduled a meeting of OAS foreign ministers for 17 March. |
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| Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa, speaking in Caracas at a joint news conference with Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, welcomed the resolution but said it was not enough. | Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa, speaking in Caracas at a joint news conference with Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, welcomed the resolution but said it was not enough. |
| 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 branded the Colombian raid a "war crime", adding that Bogota, which receives billions of dollars in aid from Washington to fight drug-trafficking, was just a "lackey of United States imperialism". | Mr Chavez branded the Colombian raid a "war crime", adding that Bogota, which receives billions of dollars in aid from Washington to fight drug-trafficking, was just a "lackey of United States imperialism". |
| He dismissed 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 dismissed 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). |
| 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. |
| A month ago millions of Colombians around the world turned out to march against the violence of the Farc - a march that was supported by the Colombian government. | |
| A similar march was held on Thursday, but this time against Colombia's right-wing paramilitaries. | |