( CNN ) -- Nicaragua President Daniel Ortega said Thursday that the nation is breaking relations with Colombia `` in solidarity with the Ecuadoran people . '' Nicaragua President Daniel Ortega said the nation is breaking diplomatic relations with Colombia . The move comes after the Organization of American States passed a resolution Wednesday in hopes of easing tensions stemming from an attack by Colombian military on a rebel camp in neighboring Ecuador on Saturday . Since that attack , Ecuador has broken off relations with Colombia , and Venezuela says it has moved troops to its border with Colombia . Ortega made his televised remarks in Managua , where he was flanked by Ecuadoran President Rafael Correa . Colombian forces killed at least 17 members of the leftist group Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia on Saturday . FARC is estimated to be holding at least 700 hostages in the jungles of Colombia and has been accused by the United States of being a terrorist organization . `` This rupture of relations is n't with the people of Colombia , '' Ortega said . `` We are breaking with the terrorist policies that the government of [ Colombian President ] Alvaro Uribe is practicing . '' In its resolution , the OAS called the attack `` a violation of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ecuador and of principles of international law . '' It ordered a commission , headed by OAS Secretary-General Jose Miguel Insulza and composed of four ambassadors designated by him , to visit both countries to investigate the matter , `` and to propose formulas for bringing the two nations closer together . '' Colombian officials have apologized for taking their attack against the leftist Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia into Ecuador but said it was necessary to counter a threat to their national security . Colombian officials also said they discovered evidence after the attack that Ecuadoran and Venezuelan government officials were collaborating with the group -- namely that Chavez allegedly gave $ 300 million to the rebels and that a senior Ecuadoran official met with them . `` [ They ] are making things up and there 's no limit to what they 'll make up , '' Chavez said at a news conference on Wednesday . Correa has said his country would only be satisfied when the OAS issues a `` clear condemnation '' against Colombia for the raid . OAS foreign ministers are to meet March 17 in Washington `` to examine the facts and make the pertinent recommendations , '' the resolution concluded . U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Wednesday that he saw little chance of war erupting between Colombia , Ecuador and Venezuela . Learn more about the countries » . Gates added that the United States would not need to assist its Colombian allies should armed conflict break out . `` My personal view is that there is relatively little likelihood of a military conflict between them , and my further impression is that the Colombians can take care of themselves , '' he said at the Pentagon . E-mail to a friend .
NEW : President Daniel Ortega said move ` ` in solidarity '' with Ecuador . On Saturday , Colombia 's military attacked a rebel camp in Ecuador . U.S. official : Small chance of peace talks between the government and rebels are underway.