Colombian President Álvaro Uribe Tuesday said his country is filing with the International Criminal Court a lawsuit against his Venezuelan counterpart Hugo Chávez, "for sponsorship and funding of genocidal" people.

"Our Ambassador to the United Nations is making the announcement that Colombia plans to file with the International Criminal Law a lawsuit against Hugo Chávez, President of Venezuela, for sponsorship and funding of genocidal" groups, Uribe told reporters, AFP reported.

The Colombian government Monday said it found a letter suggesting that Chávez was involved in the delivery of USD 300 million to the rebel Colombian Revolutionary Armed Forces (FARC).

According to Bogota, the document was found in a document confiscated in the rebel camp in Ecuador where the second man in the guerrilla group, commander Raúl Reyes, was killed during a Colombian Army attack.