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| Ecuador puts off Colombian ties | Ecuador puts off Colombian ties |
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| Ecuador's President Rafael Correa has said he will not restore diplomatic ties with Colombia until its president, Alvaro Uribe, leaves office in 2010. | Ecuador's President Rafael Correa has said he will not restore diplomatic ties with Colombia until its president, Alvaro Uribe, leaves office in 2010. |
| It is the latest diplomatic salvo between the two countries since they broke off relations in March following a Colombian raid into Ecuador. | It is the latest diplomatic salvo between the two countries since they broke off relations in March following a Colombian raid into Ecuador. |
| Colombian planes bombed a Farc camp near the border, killing 17 rebels, sparking a regional crisis. | Colombian planes bombed a Farc camp near the border, killing 17 rebels, sparking a regional crisis. |
| The two countries had agreed to restore ties at a low level earlier this month. | The two countries had agreed to restore ties at a low level earlier this month. |
| But on Tuesday, Colombian Foreign Minister Fernando Araujo said the rapprochement would be postponed because of "aggressive statements" from Rafael Correa. | But on Tuesday, Colombian Foreign Minister Fernando Araujo said the rapprochement would be postponed because of "aggressive statements" from Rafael Correa. |
| "We have decided to postpone this rapprochement in the hope that the attitude of the government of Ecuador, and especially that of President Correa, becomes a friendly one," Mr Araujo said. | "We have decided to postpone this rapprochement in the hope that the attitude of the government of Ecuador, and especially that of President Correa, becomes a friendly one," Mr Araujo said. |
| Uribe isolation | Uribe isolation |
| On Wednesday Mr Correa responded: | On Wednesday Mr Correa responded: |
| "We are indefinitely cancelling any re-establishment of relations until there is a decent government with which to deal." | "We are indefinitely cancelling any re-establishment of relations until there is a decent government with which to deal." |
| Ecuador and Venezuela both sent troops to their borders with Colombia following the 1 March raid on a Colombian rebel camp inside Ecuador's border. | Ecuador and Venezuela both sent troops to their borders with Colombia following the 1 March raid on a Colombian rebel camp inside Ecuador's border. |
| President Uribe said computers seized at the camp showed that Ecuador was supporting the Farc rebels. | President Uribe said computers seized at the camp showed that Ecuador was supporting the Farc rebels. |
| Colombia has become increasingly isolated in the region and dependent on its alliance with the United States, says the BBC's Jeremy McDermott in Bogota. | Colombia has become increasingly isolated in the region and dependent on its alliance with the United States, says the BBC's Jeremy McDermott in Bogota. |