Brazilian Foreign Minister Celso Amorim said Wednesday that the credibility of the Organization of American States (OAS) would be at stake if it failed to solve the Ecuador-Colombia diplomatic crisis.
"The OAS needs to act quickly. That is important for its credibility," said the minister.
He added that if OAS did not come up with a solution, the impasse would be discussed at the 20th summit of the Rio Group, the permanent mechanism of political consultation and coordination for Latin America and the Caribbean, which will gather officials of 19 countries on March 7 in the Dominican Republic.
The summit was scheduled to discuss energy, natural catastrophes and development, but the regional crisis that has been brewing since Colombian forces destroyed a Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) camp in Ecuador Saturday, killing 21 rebels, including the group's No.2 leader Raul Reyes, may become the main debate on the agenda.
According to Amorim, the Brazilian government does not favor the involvement of the United States in the impasse, as it regards the affair as exclusively Latin America's.
"This is a Latin American matter. The more we keep the issue in the Latin American scope, the bigger are the chances to solve it," he said.
In a meeting with Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa in Brasilia Wednesday, Amorim said that Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was committed to helping Ecuador and Colombia find a peaceful solution to the crisis.
Source:Xinhua
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