Ecuador leader demands regional support over Colombia raid

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa demanded that the Organization of American States (OAS) take a firm stand against Colombia for its raid on a rebel camp inside Ecuador.

Correa was speaking after meeting Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva as part of a trip through Latin American countries to win support in the dispute, which has escalated into the most serious regional spat in years.

"We demand the OAS takes a stand quickly," Correa told reporters.

He wanted the OAS, the region's top diplomatic forum, to meet quickly to discuss the crisis.

It should reaffirm the sovereignty of national territory and condemn the Colombian attack "so that this will never again be tolerated in Latin America," Correa said.

The dispute broke out after a weekend operation by Colombian troops against a FARC rebel camp inside Ecuador.

Ecuador and Venezuela have cut diplomatic ties with Colombia and moved troops up their borders.

Brazil, the regional diplomatic power, and most other Latin American countries have condemned the raid and called on Colombia to apologize.

(Reporting by Raymond Colitt; Editing by Angus MacSwan and Vicki Allen)