OAS: Respect for Ecuadorian Sovereignty
Washington, Mar 18 (Prensa Latina) The Organization of American States approved on Tuesday a resolution that rejects the violation of Ecuadorian sovereignty by Colombian military forces, despite US refusal to support the proposal.
Foreign ministers said the Colombian military aggression was a violation of articles 19 and 21 of the OAS Constitution, and reiterated the States' firm commitment to fighting threats to security.
Although the United States backed the report, they stated their disagreement with the fourth article, in reference to rejection of the Colombian incursion, after saying that South American country has the right to self defense.
The session also agreed to establish an observance mechanism to verify fulfillment of the resolution and that notes of the conclusions by a commission of the hemispheric authority that analyzed the situation at the border between Ecuador and Colombia are taken down.
According to the document, the OAS General Secretary Jose Miguel Insulza should present a report about the progress in fulfilling the agreement at the next General Assembly, to be held in Medellin, Colombia.
Ecuadorian Foreign Minister Maria Isabel Salvador told reporters she was satisfied with the OAS resolution against the violation of her country's sovereignty, and asserted that Quito will work to establish trust.
The bombing against a camp in Ecuador of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia on March 1 by military forces from Bogota generated a diplomatic crisis that caused a break of bilateral relations.
Both South American countries overcame the conflict the past week at the 20th Rio Group Summit, held on March 7 in the Dominican Republic. However, the OAS had not been made any statement about that issue.
Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa was recently in favor of creating a new OAS without the United States, to solve the regional problems, fairly and quickly.
We need an OAS composed of regional countries only. "I mean, and Organization of Latin American States," said the Ecuadorian head of State in a radio message to his fellow citizens.
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