OAS Helps Resolve Dispute Between Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela

On March 7, 2008, the presidents of Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela agreed to resolve their dispute over the Colombian bombing of a rebel camp in Ecuador on March 1, 2008, which killed 24 guerillas, including Luis Edgar Devia, a top commander.  The crisis was resolved at a meeting of the 20-nation Rio group.  A declaration was signed in which Colombian President Álvaro Uribe apologized for the raid and promised never to violate another country’s border.  However, the resolution did not settle the issue of whether the Colombian rebels operate with the help of foreign governments, namely Venezuela and Ecuador...[more]