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Ecuador's Correa denies ties with Colombian rebels
03 Mar 2008 19:44:51 GMT
Source: Reuters
QUITO, March 3 (Reuters) - Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa on Monday rejected charges made by Bogota linking him and one of his top ministers with Colombia's FARC guerrilla.

"They said we had a pact with terrorists, and that is completely false," Correa said during a Cabinet meeting in Quito. "We are dealing we an extremely cynical government. "

He also said he planned to take harsher diplomatic measures against Colombia after its troops killed a top rebel leader inside Ecuadorean territory over the weekend.

(Reporting by Jose Llangari; editing by Doina Chiacu)
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