Argentina to Handle
Ecuador's Diplomatic
Affairs With Colombia
The Ecuadoran government
has entrusted Argentina
with handling its
diplomatic affairs with
Colombia after the two
countries severed ties
following a border
crisis last week,
Colombian Foreign
Minister Fernando Araujo
said Monday.
"Ecuador's government
has entrusted the
Argentine government
with representing it in
Colombia," the minister
said.
"We received a
diplomatic note today
and I got in touch with
the Argentine ambassador
straight away to express
Colombia's wish to
normalize diplomatic
relations (with
Ecuador)," he added.
Araujo said he is
awaiting a response from
the Ecuadoran government
through Argentine
diplomats regarding a
revival of relations.
Meanwhile, Venezuela
also said Monday that it
will send its diplomats
back to Colombia and
name a new ambassador
within days, Araujo
added.
The Rio Group's meeting
in the Dominican
Republic succeeded in
paving the way for a
reconciliation between
Colombia and its
neighbors Ecuador and
Venezuela after
Colombian military
raided rebels of the
Revolutionary Armed
Forces of Colombia (FARC)
in Ecuadoran territory
on March 1.
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