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Colombia requests UN help in San Andres sovereignty dispute
http://colombiareports.com/colombia-news/news/23851-colombia-writes-to-un-asks-for-help-in-sovereignty-battle.htmlColombia's Congress has asked the United Nations for help in its sovereignty battle with Nicaragua over a Caribbean archipelago, reported newspaper El Espectador Thursday.
The area incorporating the islands of San Andres, Providencia and Santa Catalina, under Colombia's control since 1928, "must not end up being affected and damaged by mercantilism eagerness," said a letter sent by the Senate's Commission of International Affairs to UNESCO.
Nicaragua has long disputed Colombia's sovereignty over the islands, and took its claim to the International Court of Justice in The Hague last month.
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The Hague-based court ruled in favor of Colombia's sovereignty over the archipelago in 2007. The new hearings, which are expected to run for months, seek to determine the ownership of several smaller islands not included in the original treaty, as well as settle maritime borders in the area.
