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Ecuador will not attend the Summit of the Americas, says Correa

Ecuadorean president, Rafael Correa, announced Wednesday he will not attend the Summit of the Americas to be held in Colombia on 14 and 15 April to protest the U.S. boycott of Cuba’s participation. “I personally will not attend these summits again, in which Latino...
Posted On 15 Mar 2012
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Ecuadorian Foreign Ministry: “Correa have not decided yet whether to attend the Summit of the Americas”

The Ecuadorian Foreign Ministry issued a statement today which said that President Rafael Correa has not decided yet whether to attend the Summit of the Americas to be held in Cartagena, Colombia. The text reads that the president “did not confirm or rule out its presence...
Posted On 15 Mar 2012
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MPD Demonstrators Threw “Lime” Against the Foreign Ministry Building

Yesterday, dozens of supporters of the Popular Democratic Movement (MPD) gathered outside of the Ecuadorian Foreign Ministry (Quito), in rejection of the misuse of the diplomatic bag. Thus, the complainants threw lime to the front door of the Foreign Ministry building as a...
Posted On 14 Mar 2012
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Ecuador Will Try To Sign A Trade Agreement With EU

Next week, the government commission will meet in Brussels with European delegates to reaffirm the intention of signing a trade agreement with the European Union. “This trip is intended to reconfirm the European authorities Ecuador’s interest to end or negotiate a...
Posted On 13 Mar 2012
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Fabricio Correa the Leader of Those Who Fear to Talk

In an interview published today by the Uruguayan newspaper El Pais, Fabricio Correa, affirms that in his country, the people “live in constant fear” and that “many are silent out of fear.” Fabricio, who is the older brother of Ecuadorian President Rafae...
Posted On 13 Mar 2012
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Inconsistencies Appear in the Case of the Diplomatic Suitcase

On the next days the Ecuadorian Chancellery will be delivering a report of the responsibilities of the officials involved in the shipping of the diplomatic suitcase that arrived to Italy with 40 kilos of cocaine. The announcement was made general coordinator of the secretary of...
Posted On 12 Mar 2012
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IACHR Dismissed the Precautionary Measures In Favor of El Universo

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) lifted the precautionary measures that had been arranged to set aside the execution of the sentence of three years in prison and the payment of a compensation of $ 40 million imposed to the executive directors (Carlos, Cesar...
Posted On 10 Mar 2012
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IACHR Gives Ecuador Two Months to Answer for Demand

The Inter-American Commission of Human Rights (IACHR) accepted the process of the demand against the Ecuadorian State for violating the human rights of the directors of El Universo newspaper and its former editor of opinion Emilio Palacio. Last March 7, IACHR gave the date to the...
Posted On 09 Mar 2012
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Alvarado Did Not Spoke About HRW

The secretary of Communication of the Presidency, Fernando Alvarado, prefers not to speak too much over last Monday scandal. After the news published by the presidential newspaper El Ciudadano regarding his visit to Washington, USA . According to the newspaper Alvarado said that...
Posted On 08 Mar 2012
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Protests were Held in the Foreign Ministry

This morning, dozens of members of the National Coalition Movement gathered outside the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, with boxes painted in black and written words concerning the “diplomatic suitcas.” Around 10:40, a group of 20 people against the movement arrived to the same...
Posted On 08 Mar 2012
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