The Colombian and Ecuadorean military are still cooperating in the fight against the FARC despite the diplomatic crisis between Bogota and Quito, Colombian military commander Freddy Padilla de Leon said…
Ecuador in two months will lift tariffs for about 300 goods imported from Colombia, before phasing out remaining tariffs within 180 days, Nathalie Cely, Coordinating Minister of Production, said late…
Ecuador refuses to consider Colombia’s largest rebel group FARC terrorists, its Defense Minister said Monday. Quito prefers using the term “irregular force.” “We have not declared the FARC as being…
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Sunday ruled out the possibility of a swift normalization of ties with neighboring Colombia, snubbing an offer of goodwill from his Colombian counterpart Alvaro Uribe.…
Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa said Saturday he accepts his Colombian counterpart’s apology for a cross-border raid 17 months ago, but said bilateral ties can only be fully restored if Bogota…
The United States’ military presence in Colombia will be “minimal,” Christopher McMullen, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Department of State, told an Ecuadorean newspaper. The high official told newspaper…
Colombian president Alvaro Uribe Thursday dismissed FARC commander Alfonso Cano’s denial the guerrilla group had financially supported Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa’s 2006 campaign and had received weapons from Venezuela. In…
FARC leader ‘Alfonso Cano’ denies his guerrilla organization funded the 2006 campaign of Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa and says the rocket launchers that were found in a rebel camp were…
Ecuador said on Wednesday that it has reinforced its northern border with Colombia amid a tense dispute over Bogota’s plans to open seven military bases to US troops. Ecuadorean officials…