Correa Asks Calderon to
Fight Poverty
Ecuador President Rafael
Correa said 85 percent
of the problems in Latin
America can be solved
with pragmatism and
sensibility, and invited
his Mexican counterpart,
Felipe Calderon, to join
such efforts.
Interviewed by Televisa
television network
before winding up a
48-hour official visit
to Mexico, Correa
claimed his stay here
also gave him the
opportunity to
strengthen personal ties
with Calderon.
The Ecuadorian president
also thanked the Mexican
government for its
constructive position at
the Rio Group summit
held last month in the
Dominican Republic.
Mexico then criticized
the Colombian military
raid into Ecuadorian
territory which resulted
in the death of several
Revolutionary Armed
Forces of Colombia (FARC)
guerrillas and four
Mexican students.
Correa encouraged
Mexican nationals to
visit Ecuador, in order
to strengthen ties
between both peoples.
During his official
visit, Correa and
Calderon agreed to
eliminate visa
procedures for
Ecuadorean and Mexican
citizens visiting each
country.
Correa gave a lecture
yesterday at Mexico´s
National Autonomous
University and met with
relatives of the four
Mexican students killed
during the March 1
Colombian air strike
against the FARC camp.
After signing a joint
communiqué with his
Mexican counterpart,
Correa visited the
Mexico City town hall,
where he met with Mayor
Marcelo Ebrad, who named
him a distinguished city
guest.
Before leaving Mexico
today, the Ecuadorean
President will give a
press conference. |
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