Ecuador Protests Colombia Chem-War
Ecuadorian president Alfredo Palacio affirmed Saturday that Colombian air spraying with glyphosate constitutes a chemical warfare due to the use of weedkiller harmful for the plants and persons.

"This is the position I have set out to the great friend Alvaro Uribe with whom I have always had the best relations" Palacio highlighted in a meeting with foreign correspondents.

"Life must be respected and glyphosate spraying is a form of chemical warfare," emphasized the president.

The Head of State condemned the resumption of air spraying 15 days ago in the border area and reiterated the need for Bogota to engage in scientific research on the effects of herbicide in legal crops and human beings.

The outgoing Ecuadorian President finally reiterated that in the next 10 days he will file charges against Colombia at the Organization of American States.