Ecuador. In the Ecuadorian capital city, the Colombian Defense Minister, Luis Carlos Villegas announced that the governments of Colombia and Ecuador fully support the management of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to recover the bodies of the three Ecuadorians - two journalists and one driver - murdered in recent days by the order of alias 'Guacho'.
At the end of the meeting in which the foreign affairs Minister of Colombia, María Ángela Holguín, along with the Ministers of the Interior and Defense and the Foreign Minister of Ecuador, Villegas said: "We have agreed as stated by the Minister of Defense of Ecuador, full support for the ICRC's management. We saw the statement that was issued to facilitate the recovery of the bodies of the three Ecuadorian citizens, which is in an inalienable right that the families of these people have. "
Similarly, the Minister of Defense of Colombia stated: "The ICRC will tell us the coordinates of the location of the bodies when found and what they require from the Government of Colombia or Ecuador so that the operation results successful and expeditious. Those coordinates are a primary requirement. "
In the same way, he assured that operations to support the work of the International Committee of the Red Cross will be done when and where they require it.
He emphasized that the integrated work of the Armed Forces of Colombia and Ecuador will restore the confidence and security on the border that both nations share, especially to combat the threats of that region, especially alias 'Guacho'.
"The perpetrators and guilty ones of the kidnapping and murder of two journalists and their driver, and four Ecuadorian soldiers in events reported few weeks ago, are 'Guacho' and his accomplices. Do not look for other responsible, he emphasized. The kidnapper assumes responsibility for the health of the kidnapped, and if he in the same way recognizes these facts, the least he can do is not to carry out a second kidnapping through the bodies of the murdered people. "
Finally, he informed that the Border Binational Commission -Combifron- began a series of sessions with the Armed Forces of both countries in Quito on Monday to reinforce, improve and optimize the work and fight against crime in that area.
Source: Ministry of Defense
