Cuba and Argentina welcomed the peaceful settlement of a border crisis between Ecuador, Venezuela and Colombia Friday, with former Cuban President Fidel Castro calling the United States "the only loser."
Lashing out at his lifelong enemy for interfering in South American affairs, Castro said in an article in the official daily Granma that "U.S. imperialism" is the only loser.
"Peace was immediately sealed, along with the knowledge that we are not obligated to wage war among nations that share solid ties of brotherhood," the recently-retired Cuban leader wrote.
At a Rio Group summit that concluded Friday, Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa shook hands with his Colombian and Venezuelan counterparts, ending the crisis over Colombia's cross-border attack on its rebels.
Ecuador severed diplomatic ties with Colombia earlier this week following the attack of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, which killed 21 people, including the group's number-two Raul Reyes.
The raid ignited regional tensions as Ecuador and Venezuela sent troops to their borders with Colombia.
Also Friday, Argentina's Acting President Julio Cobos hailed the outcome of the summit, saying it contributes to regional stability.
The Argentine government supports the settlement of the crisis and is willing to join relevant coordination and supervision actions afterwards, Cobos told Xinhua at the Mendoza grape wine festival.
The Santo Domingo Declaration approved at the end of the 20th Rio Group Summit in the Dominican Republic created favorable conditions for the settlement of the crisis, he noted.
The declaration opposed Colombia's cross-border attack, but accepted the apologies of Colombian President Alvaro Uribe.
Source: Xinhua
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