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Peter DeShazo, director of the CSIS Americas Program, was quoted by Bloomberg, "Ecuador, Colombia Move Closer to Ending Border Rift."
March 5, 2008

Author:

Matthew Walter and Josh Goodman

Associated Programs:

Americas Program

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Americas

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Peter DeShazo

Excerpt:

Colombia and Ecuador moved closer to settling a dispute stemming from Colombia's cross-border military incursion to kill a rebel leader last week.

Colombia avoided condemnation of its raid in an accord with neighboring Ecuador that was approved by the Organization of American States. The agreement sets a framework for an investigation into the incident. [...]

"Military conflict is something that none of the parties want and that they will all try to avoid," said Peter Deshazo, director of the Americas program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington.

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