Ecuadorian, Colombian
Official Meet On
Fence-Mending
Colombian Vice Foreign
Minister Camilo Reyes
and her Ecuadorian
counterpart Jose
Valenciamet in the
Panamanian capital
Tuesday in an effort to
mend their rift.
Victor Rico, personal
representative for Jose
Miguel Insulza,
secretary-general of the
Organization of American
States (OAS), also
attended the meeting.
"The talks were focused
on measures to improve
cooperation, accomplish
a better evaluation of
the accords being
reached and increase the
security in the context
of the bilateral
relations," said Rico.
Rico said the meeting
was held "in an ambit of
great cordiality, within
a positive and
constructive framework."
This is the first
high-level meeting
between the two
countries since Ecuador
broke diplomatic
relations with Colombia
on March 3, two days
after the Colombian army
launched a cross-border
attack against a
Colombian rebel base.
According to a statement
issued by the OAS, the
two sides exchanged
opinions on how to
reactivate bilateral
mechanisms and create
new channels for the
normalization of ties
between the two South
American countries.
Rico said they agreed to
hold another meeting,
whose date and location
will be set in the
following days.
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