Pact Moves S. America Away From Talks of War
Deseret News (Salt Lake City) › March 09, 2008
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SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic -- South America moved away from talk of war as the presidents of Colombia, Venezuela and Ecuador agreed to end a bitter dispute triggered by a Colombian cross-border raid with testy handshakes and an apology.
After intense regional diplomacy and emotional debate, Latin American leaders Friday approved a declaration resolving to work for a peaceful end to the crisis, which saw Venezuela and Ecuador send troops to their borders and Colombia accuse its neighbors of backing leftist rebels seeking to topple its government.See the full content of this document
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Pact Moves S. America Away From Talks of War
The leaders at the summit in the Dominican Republic wasted little time in reversing their steps toward conflict.
Colombia pledged not to follow through on its threat to seek genocide charges against Venezuel...See the full content of this document
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