by the El Reportero’s news services
On 26 August the foreign ministers of Colombia and Ecuador met in Ipiales, Colombia (7km from the border with Ecuador) and got on well. The two neighbours do not yet have full diplomatic relations witheach other and have had a series of rows ever since Colombia raided a Fuerzas Armadas Revolucuionarias de Colombia (Farc) camp inside Ecuador on 1 March 2008, killing 26 people. The clear results of the five hour summit were an agreement to restart bilateral commissions and a commitment to clear away obstacles to betterrelations.
The 2011 race for the Peruvian presidency heats up
The elections for mayor in Lima and for the presidencies of the country’s 25 regions on 3 October signal the start of the final lap in the race to become Peru’s next president. The presidential and congressional elections are in April 2011. Latin News.
