Security & Strategic Review October 2010 (ISSN 1741-4202)

The governments of Ecuador and Colombia had expected progress towards the end of October on the 'sensitive issues' still preventing the full restoration of diplomatic ties — specifically the matter of what can be gleaned from the computer files of 'Raúl Reyes' regarding the Colombian raid on his camp inside Ecuador in March 2008. A crucial meeting of foreign ministers had to be postponed on account of the death of Unasur secretary-general Néstor Kirchner. Meanwhile Ecuador has gone on helping Colombia's fight against the Farc guerrillas.