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Ecuador Considers
Restoring Ties With
Colombia
QUITO - Ecuador is
considering the
possibility of restoring
diplomatic relations
with Colombia, severed
six months ago after the
Colombian army bombed a
guerilla camp in
Ecuadorian territory,
Ecuadorian Foreign
Minister Maria Isabel
Salvador said on Monday.
"It is a proposal we are
working at and it is not
a official one yet,"
Salvador told reporters.
The minister said that
the initial proposal was
included in the
conversations Ecuador
had with the
Organization of American
States(OAS), which is
mediating between
Ecuador and Colombia.
Quito severed ties with
Colombia on March 3, two
days after the Colombian
army attacked a camp of
the Revolutionary Armed
Forces of Colombia (FARC)
in Ecuadorian territory.
FARC's spokesman alias
Raul Reyes together with
another 25 people were
killed in the attack.
Salvador and Ecuadorian
Interior Security
Minister Gustavo Larrea
attended the
international seminary
"Building bridges,
Ecuador-Colombia" in
Quito, which will end on
Tuesday.
Larrea said that the
mission of observers
from other countries
could help to restore
the diplomatic ties
between the two
countries.
Noting that the proposal
must be a "bilateral
agreement," Larrea said
there was not any
contact with Colombia
about the issue at the
moment.
The mission of observers
from five countries will
be in charge of
"verifying event on the
border" of Ecuador and
Colombia.
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