Spain Says Willing To
Mediate Between
Colombia, Ecuador,
Venezuela
Visiting Spanish Foreign
Minister Miguel Angel
Moratinos said Wednesday
that Spain is willing to
mediate between Colombia
and its neighboring
Ecuador and Venezuela to
resolve a diplomatic
row.
Moratinos said Spain is
ready to offer Colombia
a helping hand to
restore diplomatic ties
with the two countries,
which had fallen out
with Colombia in March
after Colombian
government forces
entered Ecuadorian
territory during a
cross-border attack on
the rebel Revolutionary
Armed Forces of Colombia
(FARC).
The Spanish minister
also called on the
Colombian rebel group to
disarm and release all
the hostages it is
holding.
Moratinos arrived in
Colombia for a one-day
visit Wednesday after a
brief meeting with
Venezuelan President
Hugo Chavez.
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