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| LatAm leaders agree to end border crisis |
| 2008-03-08 |
| The presidents of Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela agreed Friday to resolve their angry recriminations over a cross-border Colombian commando raid, a crisis that has brought troop movements and talk of war. The uneasy neighbors joined in a declaration noting that Colombian President Alvaro Uribe apologized for the last weekend's attack on a Colombian rebel base in Ecuadorean territory and that he pledged not to violate another nation's sovereignty again. The declaration signed by presidents of the 20-nation Rio Group also reiterated a commitment to fight threats to national stability posed by "irregular or criminal groups." Their emergency summit was an hours-long passion play, with finger-jabbing lectures, furious speeches and pleas for goodwill. The dramatic high point came when the host, Dominican President Leonel Fernandez, urged Uribe to shake hands with his antagonists to show his goodwill. Uribe then marched around the table and shared stiff handshakes with Ecuador's Rafael Correa and Venezuela's Hugo Chavez. Correa appealed to Uribe to respect their border and never again act unilaterally to send troops into his territory to attack a rebel camp. If such an act is justified, then no border will be safe, Correa said, drawing perhaps the day's loudest applause. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 And hookers! Yeah, really, really good hookers next time. And booze, and broads, and hookers. And booze, lots and lots of booze, and hookers. Maybe Fidel can join us next time too. That'd be way cool. Cuba's got the best hookers. |
| Posted by: FOTSGreg 2008-03-08 19:22 |
| #1 Latin American Leaders agree to meet again. Maybe in Aruba next time. And have more of that roast beef too, that was good, and the potatoes with the cheese stuff on them. Only next time, lets go 5 stars, not 4 and lets get the whole floor, not just a block of rooms. And lets get the rates for the escort service settled instead of a case by case negotiation thing like we had here, that really sucks. |
| Posted by: bigjim-ky 2008-03-08 09:04 |