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Fidel Castro received Maduro’s visit and congratulated him for the aid sent to Gaza

Cuban leader Fidel Castro announced yesterday that he received the visit of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Tuesday in Havana and congratulated him for his “solidarity” with the Palestinian people. Maduro’s surprise trip to the island was not officially...
Posted On 21 Aug 2014
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OAS will meet to discuss drug issues

America will discuss its position on drugs in an extraordinary meeting of the Organization of American States (OAS), where Ecuador will play a key role.  President Rafael Correa spoke about the issue and said, “The legalization of drugs is being discussed Taboos are...
Posted On 21 Aug 2014
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Chancellor Merkel will travel to Ukraine for addressing local conflict

German Chancellor Angela Merkel will visit Ukraine on Saturday as a guest to strengthen support to the local government in its fight against the pro-Russian rebels in the east of the country. During the visit, on the eve of the celebration of the Independence Day of Ukraine,...
Posted On 20 Aug 2014
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Rates on exporters will decrease in Puerto de Guayaquil

Last Saturday during his regular Nation-Wide Broadcast, President Rafael Correa announced that his office has reached an agreement with Contecon, the concessionaire firm of the Puerto Maritimo de Guayaquil, in order to reduce rates to exporters for at least a 10%. The Port...
Posted On 20 Aug 2014
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Brazilian presidential campaign starts on radio and television

The election campaign on TV and Radio at Brazil began yesterday ahead of the general elections of October 5. The Workers Party (PT), presents as candidate to Dilma Rousseff, who seeks to be reelected to be in front South American country. The former leader Luiz Inacio Lula da...
Posted On 20 Aug 2014
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CJ President responds to interpretations of missing embezzlement figure

The President of the Council of the Judiciary (CJ), Gustavo Jalkh, responded to the assertions of Lawyers, in the sense that they will request the file of the embezzlement processes, due to the crime for which their clients were charged, no longer exists in the new Criminal...
Posted On 20 Aug 2014
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EU equipment and supplies will enter without restriction from validity of agreement

Machineries, spare parts, medicines, supplies and technology, will enter to the Ecuadorian market without restrictions the bilateral agreement with the European Union (EU) goes into effect, as announced by the Minister of Foreign Trade Francisco Rivadeneira. Germany, for example,...
Posted On 20 Aug 2014
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CAN ratifies trade restrictions in Ecuador

The General Secretariat of the Andean Community (CAN for its Spanish acronym) ratified its resolution 1695, in which it observed the restriction measures on trade by Ecuador. On June 6, 2014, the CAN said in that resolution that Ecuador is restricting interregional trade when the...
Posted On 20 Aug 2014
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‘Travel First to Ecuador ‘ campaign is promoted in malls

On Tuesday August 19, six exhibition stands were opened in shopping centers of Quito, Guayaquil, Cuenca and Manta. These stands are part of the`Travel First to Ecuador´ campaign, which aims to provide tour packages to Ecuadorians and foreign tourists. According to the Ministry of...
Posted On 20 Aug 2014
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Argentina President seeks jurisdiction for the payment of debt

President Cristina Fernandez announced on August 19 that she will send to the Congress a draft law to put under the jurisdiction of Argentina all the sovereign debt titles, and thus circumvent the blockade of funds that the United States justice imposed to the South American...
Posted On 20 Aug 2014
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