Ecuador, Colombia Bad Start in 2007
Ecuador started a new year choking on Colombia glyphosate fumigation along the northern border, with bilateral relations at rock bottom.

President-elect Rafael Correa will be sworn in January 15 and has promised to take Bogota to international court and demand a compensation for the damages caused to that region.

Correa, visiting northern bordering communities of the province of Sucumbios, highlighted that Colombia has implemented a heavy-handed policy as that kills not only the coca plantations but also legal crops.

Foreign Relations Minister Francisco Carrion warned that when that spraying ends there would be no dialogue because they will have mocked Ecuador.

Carrion stated he spoke on behalf of the present government of Alfredo Palacio and forecasted greater deterioration of bilateral relations.