Brazilian Foreign Minister Celso Amorim said Monday that the Colombian government should formally apologize to Ecuador for trespassing on the country's territory in an operation that killed a prominent rebel leader.
"Violation of territory is very serious," Amorim said, adding that Brazil condemns any such act.
According to the minister, the Colombian government must make a formal apology in order to halt the ongoing crisis, which has been escalating since Colombian forces destroyed a camp of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) in Ecuador Saturday, killing some 20 rebels, including Raul Reyes, who was regarded as the guerrillas' second most important leader.
The incident prompted the Ecuadorian government to expel Colombia's ambassador from Quito, its capital city, and withdraw its diplomats in the neighboring country.
Additionally, Ecuador's President Rafael Correa deployed more troops in the border area with Colombia, with support from Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, who also sent tanks to the Venezuelan-Colombian border.
The Organization of American States (OAS) called an emergency summit to discuss the impasse Tuesday.
Source: Xinhua
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