Ecuadorians March To
Support Bolivian
President
QUITO - Hundreds of
Ecuadorians went on a
peaceful demonstration
here Tuesday to express
their support for
Bolivian President Evo
Morales, who was facing
a political crisis at
home as the
opposition-controlled
provinces demanded more
autonomy.
Different social groups
gathered Tuesday in El
Arbolito Park near the
House of Ecuadorian
Culture, and then
marched to Bolivia's
embassy in Ecuador to
deliver a document in
support of Morales'
government.
Juan Javier Zarate,
Bolivia's ambassador to
Ecuador, received the
document amid
acclamations of support
to the Bolivian
government and posters
reading "Bolivia with
Evo and without (U.S.
Predient George W.)
Bush," "Yes with Bolivia
and Evo, No fascism,"
and "Latin America
united with Bolivia."
Among those who joined
the march were delegates
of the Confederation of
Indigenous Nationalities
of Ecuador, one of the
regional organizations
that summoned an
international rally to
support Morales, which
is scheduled for Oct.
23-25 in Santa Cruz,
Bolivia.
"Those who stand up with
Bolivia and Evo
(Morales), stand up for
all the peoples and for
all the times," the
organizers said,
accusing "the U.S.
imperialism and its
allies."
Weeks ago, some 20
social organizations
across Ecuador formed a
committee in sympathy
with Morales'
government, urging the
Bolivian people to
resist the provocations
of the opposition.
Morales is seeking
international support at
the current UN General
Assembly in New York,
aimed at ending the
bitter and chronic
political conflict in
his country.
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