Ecuadoran President
Rules Out Military
Offensive Against FARC
Ecuadoran President
Rafael Correa said
Wednesday his country
will never get involved
in Colombia's military
offensive against rebel
group the Revolutionary
Armed Forces of Colombia
(FARC).
Correa said in a radio
interview "there is no
way" when asked about
the possibility of a
military alliance with
Peru and Colombia
against the FARC.
"It has been our
position: not to get
involved in a conflict
that is not ours, to
have solidarity with
Colombia, to look for a
pacific and diplomatic
way out, but never to
get involved in that
military plan that
belongs to Colombia,"
Correa added.
The bordering area
between Ecuador and
Colombia is a stage for
frequent combat among
armed groups, who
sometimes cross the
border to escape
government troops.
Ecuador severed ties
with Colombia after a
diplomatic row in March,
during which Ecuador
accused Colombia of
trespassing on its
territory in a
cross-border attack on
the FARC, while Colombia
hinted that Ecuador
harbored the armed
rebels.
|
