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South American Crisis Ends With Handshakes

Posted Mar 7, 08 6:55 PM CST in World 

(Newser) – The threat of war involving Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela was diffused today with a bevy of handshakes televised all over Latin America, Reuters reports. Colombian President Alvaro Uribe and his opposite number, Rafael Correa of Ecuador, reached an agreement on combating insurgents in the future; the Colombian military's killing of FARC rebels in Ecuador last weekend sparked the crisis.

The summit in the Dominican Republic—involving leaders from the three countries and from nations across Central and South America—was at times choppy, Reuters reports. Though Uribe and Correa clashed early over accusations of Ecuadorian support for FARC, their eventual détente was hailed by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, who, along with Ecuador, had massed troops at the Colombian border.

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Police officers escort an arrested suspected rebel at the police headquarters in Lago Agrio, in northern Ecuador, near the border with Colombia, Friday, March 7, 2008. Five alleged members of the Revolutionary...   (Associated Press)
In this photo released by the Rio Group Summit, Colombia's President Alvaro Uribe, left, and Dominican Republic's President Leonel Fernandez, center, talk to Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez during the...   (Associated Press)
In this photo released by Miraflores Press Office, Colombia's President Alvaro Uribe, left, shakes hands with Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, right, as Dominican Republic's President Leonel Fernandez...   (Associated Press)
In this photo released by Miraflores Press Office, Colombia's President Alvaro Uribe, left, shakes hands with Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, right, as Dominican Republic's President Leonel Fernandez...   (Associated Press)
In this picture taken from a TV set outside the venue, Colombia's President Alvaro Uribe, left, shakes hands with Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, right, as Dominican Republic's President Leonel Fernandez...   (Associated Press)
A Venezuelan soldier stands guard at a check point in Paraguaipoa, on the Venezuelan border with Colombia, Friday, March 7, 2008. Venezuela is starting to block billions of dollars in Colombian imports...   (Associated Press)
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