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| US urges diplomacy in Bogota row | US urges diplomacy in Bogota row |
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| The US has urged Colombia and Ecuador to seek a diplomatic solution to the crisis sparked when Bogota sent troops over the border to target Farc rebels. | The US has urged Colombia and Ecuador to seek a diplomatic solution to the crisis sparked when Bogota sent troops over the border to target Farc rebels. |
| Senior rebel leader Raul Reyes and 16 other militants died in the raid. | Senior rebel leader Raul Reyes and 16 other militants died in the raid. |
| The incident sparked diplomatic fury from Ecuador and Venezuela, which have both moved troops to the border area and expelled Colombian diplomats. | The incident sparked diplomatic fury from Ecuador and Venezuela, which have both moved troops to the border area and expelled Colombian diplomats. |
| The US backed Colombia's right to defend itself and was now urging dialogue, a Washington official said. | The US backed Colombia's right to defend itself and was now urging dialogue, a Washington official said. |
| "From our perspective this is an issue between Colombia and Ecuador," added US state department spokesman Tom Casey. | "From our perspective this is an issue between Colombia and Ecuador," added US state department spokesman Tom Casey. |
| "I'm not sure what this has to do with Venezuela." | "I'm not sure what this has to do with Venezuela." |
| Colombia's government has received billions of dollars in aid from Washington to fight the Farc. | Colombia's government has received billions of dollars in aid from Washington to fight the Farc. |
| Reyes was Farc's first secretariat member to be killed in combat Farc 'invincibility' shatteredAnalysis: War talk href="/1/hi/world/americas/7275821.stm">Ties hit all-time low | |
| Colombia's foreign minister said he regretted that troops had to cross the border, but said it had been necessary "in the fight against terrorism". | Colombia's foreign minister said he regretted that troops had to cross the border, but said it had been necessary "in the fight against terrorism". |
| "The Colombian government has never wanted to disrespect or violate the sovereignty or integrity of the sister republic of Ecuador," Fernando Araujo said. | "The Colombian government has never wanted to disrespect or violate the sovereignty or integrity of the sister republic of Ecuador," Fernando Araujo said. |
| Ecuador was flying troops by helicopter towards the border area on Monday, while Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez said tanks and troops were being deployed. | Ecuador was flying troops by helicopter towards the border area on Monday, while Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez said tanks and troops were being deployed. |
| Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa, who has called for an immediate meeting of the Organization of American States and the Andean Community of Nations, said Colombian forces had flown deep into Ecuador to bomb the rebel camp. | Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa, who has called for an immediate meeting of the Organization of American States and the Andean Community of Nations, said Colombian forces had flown deep into Ecuador to bomb the rebel camp. |
| The rebels were "bombed and massacred as they slept, using precision technology", he said. | The rebels were "bombed and massacred as they slept, using precision technology", he said. |
| Colombia says the camp was only about a mile (1.6km) from the border. | Colombia says the camp was only about a mile (1.6km) from the border. |
| President Chavez, who has been mediating with Farc to try to free hostages held by the rebels, called Reyes a "good revolutionary" and called the attack "a cowardly murder, all of it coldly calculated". | President Chavez, who has been mediating with Farc to try to free hostages held by the rebels, called Reyes a "good revolutionary" and called the attack "a cowardly murder, all of it coldly calculated". |
| He said Colombia had "invaded Ecuador, flagrantly violated Ecuador's sovereignty". | He said Colombia had "invaded Ecuador, flagrantly violated Ecuador's sovereignty". |
| Spain and a number of Latin American countries including Mexico, Argentina and Brazil have offered to mediate in the dispute. | Spain and a number of Latin American countries including Mexico, Argentina and Brazil have offered to mediate in the dispute. |
| French foreign minister Bernard Kouchner meanwhile said the death of Reyes was "bad news", as he had been France's contact in its efforts to free French-Colombian Farc hostage Ingrid Betancourt. | French foreign minister Bernard Kouchner meanwhile said the death of Reyes was "bad news", as he had been France's contact in its efforts to free French-Colombian Farc hostage Ingrid Betancourt. |
| "It is bad news that the man we were talking to, with whom we had contacts, has been killed," Mr Kouchner said on France Inter radio. | "It is bad news that the man we were talking to, with whom we had contacts, has been killed," Mr Kouchner said on France Inter radio. |
| Ms Betancourt has been held for six years and is said to be in very poor health. | Ms Betancourt has been held for six years and is said to be in very poor health. |
| Six hostages have been released since Mr Chavez began efforts to win their freedom. | Six hostages have been released since Mr Chavez began efforts to win their freedom. |
| Colombia initially invited him to mediate, but later tried to exclude him from the process. | Colombia initially invited him to mediate, but later tried to exclude him from the process. |