The governments of Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay on Thursday rejected accusation made by a U.S. report that the so-called "triple frontier" where the three nations meet is a haven for terrorists.

The joint statement said that the U.S. document had presented no new evidence for their repeated claim that terrorism and terrorist financing operated in the region.

The statement was issued at the end of the three-day fifth Plenary Meeting of the 3+1 Mechanism on Triple Frontier Security held in Buenos Aires.

The final statement was a reply to the United States, which was an observer at the meeting and has recently published a report saying that the "triple frontier" is home to a network charged with collecting funds and staff for Lebanon's Hezbollah guerilla.

The U.S. authorities on Wednesday froze the U.S. assets of nine people and two businesses in the border area, accusing them of transferring millions of dollars to Hezbollah, which engaged in a fierce fighting with Israel this summer. Washington labeled the organization as a terrorist group.

Source: Xinhua